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The Grand Alliance was poised to win the battle for the Bihar assembly, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Sharad Yadav said on Sunday. [caption id=“attachment_2438892” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Sharad Yadav in a file photo. PTI[/caption] “We will get about 150 seats,” Yadav told the media as officials counted the votes polled to elect a 243-member assembly. “It was a very tough fight, it was a straight fight,” he said. “The Grand Alliance has moved towards victory,” JD-U leader Pavan Verma said in Patna. “It is a defeat for (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi and (BJP president) Amit Shah.” “We will form a government with a clear majority,” he added. Trends emerging from the counting centres said the Grand Alliance candidates were racing ahead in 115 seats and those of the BJP alliance in 93 seats. Smaller parties were in the lead in seven seats. IANS
The Grand Alliance was poised to win the battle for the Bihar assembly, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Sharad Yadav said on Sunday.
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