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NDA leads in 166 seats, surpassing majority mark of 122; INDIA bloc ahead in 59

Patna, Nov 14 (PTI) The ruling NDA was leading in 166 seats, surpassing the majority mark of 122, in early trends as counting was underway for the Bihar assembly polls on Friday morning, according to the Election Commission. The opposition INDIA bloc was way behind, leading in 59 of the 243 seats in the assembly. The tally is likely to change with several rounds of counting still left. The BJP was leading in 72 seats, its ally JD(U) in 71, the LJP(RV) in 18, the HAM (S) in four, and the RLM was leading in one seat after the first

SIR jeet ki taraf badh rahi hai”: Congress’ Udit Raj pins blame for party’s poor show in Bihar polls

New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): As early trends in counting of votes in the Bihar Assembly elections showed the ruling NDA well past the halfway mark of 122 seats, Congress leader Udit Raj took a swipe and said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is moving towards success. In a post on X, Udit Raj wrote, “SIR is moving towards victory (SIR jeet ki taraf badh rahi hai)”. SIR जीत की तरफ़ बढ़ रही है । — Dr. Udit Raj (@Dr_Uditraj) November 14, 2025 This is the first assembly election in the country in two decades, which was conducted

Markets open lower on global selloff; Bihar election outcome in focus

Mumbai, Nov 14 (PTI) Equity benchmark in stock markets indices Sensex and Nifty opened on a weaker note on Friday as weak global market trends and jitters ahead of the Bihar election outcome weighed on the investor sentiment. Traders said continuous foreign fund outflows also dampened the sentiment for investors. The 30-share BSE Sensex benchmark declined 303.63 points, or 0.36 per cent, to 84,175.04 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty depreciated by 82.65 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 25,796.50. Among the Sensex firms, Tata Motors Ltd’s commercial vehicles business, Infosys, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles,

Rupee falls 5 paise to 88.75 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Nov 14 (PTI) The rupee depreciated by 5 paise to 88.75 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, tracking a negative trend in domestic equities and foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said investors are taking a cautious approach due to the lack of an announcement on the India-US trade deal. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 88.70 against the US dollar before dropping to 88.75, down 5 paise from its previous close. On Thursday, the rupee settled 8 paise lower at 88.70 against the US dollar. “Traders are perplexed by the non-announcement of

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