JDU candidate Neeraj Kumar is leading in the Patna Graduate seat in the Bihar MLC election results.
The JDU candidate currently has about 2708 votes. Trailing behind him are RJD’s Dilip Patel with 1811 votes and Jansuraj Party's Anuj Singh with 671.
All eyes are on the Patna seat after Mokama MLA Anant Singh and his wife Neelam Delv were expelled from JDU for 6 years due to anti-party activities. Anant is supporting Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) candidate Anuj Kumar Singh after his expulsion.
In Bihar, the contest covers eight seats — four graduate constituencies in Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Kosi, and four teacher constituencies in Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Saran — as the terms of eight sitting MLCs are set to end on November 16.
Meanwhile, Congress candidate Sanjay Yadav alleged malpractice and an absence of CCTV cameras in the counting hall.
Reports also said that there was a commotion outside the Bankipir vote counting centre as reporters and supporters of candidates surrounded a government employee and asked him why he was carrying a bundle of files into the counting venue.
Police personnel intervened and asked the employee to place the bundle on the ground.
Patna Commissioner Rajesh Kumar said the results will be out by evening. "Trends will start coming in in the evening. Bundling is going on right now. We are counting the votes very carefully as per the process of ballot papers. Bundling is going on right now, and we are doing it very carefully. It will take some time," he said.
The results may be out after 4 pm.
Meanwhile, the BJP led with Narendra Singh in Tirhut Teacher’s constituency and is leading by 159 votes after the second round of counting. Singh has received a total of 1,872 votes so far, while his closest rival, CPI candidate Sanjay Singh, has received a total of 1,713 votes.
Counting is underway in seven other graduates' and teachers' constituencies in Bihar. Counting is also underway in a total of 19 legislative council seats across Bihar and UP.
