India, Nov. 14 -- BJP candidate and popular singer Maithili Thakur said her early lead from Alinagar in the Bihar elections feels "like a dream," adding that she wants to live up to the trust voters have placed in her.

The reaction came after Thakur is ahead by 6,954 votes after 20 rounds of counting, with 70,044 votes, while RJD's Binod Mishra trails at 63,090, according to Election Commission data, as of 4 pm.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Thakur said, "This is like a dream. People have a lot of expectations of me... This will be my first term as an MLA, and I will do my best for my constituency... I will serve my people as their daughter... I can only see Alinagar right now and how I can work them."

She went on to say that she has ma...