Patna, Nov. 14 -- As the counting for the Bihar Assembly elections began on Friday, mounted police carried out patrolling in the capital.

Counting for the Bihar elections 2025 began at 8 am across the state's 243 constituencies, with heightened security at various counting centres.

The early trends show the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) past the halfway mark of 122, strengthening its lead over the Mahagathbandhan.

At 9:30 am, NDA was leading with 150 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) were ahead with 65 and 63 seats, respectively.

JD(U) has maintained a high conversion rate of over 68 per cent, while the BJP has achieved a 66 per cent conversion rate.

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