Patna/IBNS: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is leading in 29 seats in Bihar, while the Opposition bloc INDIA has managed a lead in 9 seats of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.

However, NDA's lead of 29 is 10 less than what it won in 2019.

The Janata Dal (Secular)-led by Nitish Kumar is a part of the NDA alliance.

The Opposition, which won only 1 seat in the last general election, is up by 8 seats, according to early leads.

BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh is leading in his Begusarai Lok Sabha seat.

Founder of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), Jitan Ram Manjhi, is leading by 1,962 votes over his nearest rival Kumar Sarvjeet of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the Gaya Lok Sabha seat.