Sharad Yadav calls Bihar elections win 'a victory of principles over moneybags'

New Delhi: With trends putting the grand alliance ahead of the BJP-led NDA, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav described it as a “victory of principles over moneybags”, asserting that the Nitish Kumar-led grouping will win close to 150 seats. “It was a very difficult fight. On the one hand were moneybags and on the other were principles. It is a victory of principles over moneybags. We will win over 150 seats,” he told reporters. [caption id=“attachment_2156091” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Sharad Yadav. Image courtesy: IBNLive[/caption] Misa Bharti, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, said in Patna that RJD and JD(U) will win most of the seats as party supporters burst crackers in anticipation of a victory. BJP leaders, who in the early morning were upbeat about their prospects as initial trends showed them ahead, turned subdued. Party leader and Union Minister Ram Kripal Yadav said it was up to the top brass to analyse the results. Meanwhile, most channels have put the JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance firmly ahead of the NDA with some of them showing them ahead in over 150 seats in the 243-member assembly. Officials trends available for nearly 150 seats on the Election Commission website showed the grand alliance leading in more than 90 seats against the NDA in 50 odd seats. PTI