India, Nov. 14 -- As the Mahagathbandhan trailed behind the BJP-JDU-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) by a massive margin of seats, a leader from Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena, which is also a part of the opposition INDIA bloc, suggested that the Congress should "become like the BJP and work 24x7" instead of "sitting in air-conditioned offices".

While the NDA -- comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United) primarily -- was leading in over 200 seats, the Mahagathbandhan -- mainly including the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress -- was ahead on just around 37 seats, as per the Election Commission's data at 3:00 pm. Follow Bihar election results 2025 LIVE updates

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