After the conclusion of the three-phase Bihar Assembly elections on Saturday, most pollsters predicted an advantage for the Congress-Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Grand Alliance, however, the

chances of a hung Assembly in Bihar seemed likely. In the 2015 elections, the RJD had won 81 seats while the Congress had bagged 27 seats in the 243 seat Assembly. The halfway mark for any

of the alliances to claim a victory is 122. Advertisement While a clear picture may emerge only on counting day (10 November), here’s a detailed overview of the forecasts that various

pollsters have come out with at the close of the voting process: POLLSTER NDA MAHAGATHBANDHAN LJP OTHERS REPUBLIC-JAN KI BAAT (TILL 6 PM) 91-119 116-138 5-8 3-6 TIMES NOW-C VOTER 116 120 1 6

TODAY-MY AXIS predicted a clear win for the Tejashwi Yadav-led Grand Alliance while a defeat for the Nitish Kumar-led NDA alliance. TODAY’S CHANAKYA: A vote projection for the Bihar election

by Today’s Chanakya predicts that the BJP-JDU will be limited to 55 (plus-minus 11 seats), while Mahagathbandhan will come to power with a decisive 180 (plus-minus 11 seats). Others are

expected to get eight (plus-minus 4) seats. The pollster has projected a 44 percent vote share for the Grand Alliance, 34 percent vote share for the NDA, and 22 percent for others. > 

#TCPoll#BiharElection2020 > Vote Projection > BJP – JDU+ 34% ± 3% > RJD – Cong+ 44% ± 3% > Others 22% ± 3% > — Today's Chanakya (@TodaysChanakya) November 7, 2020

Advertisement _INDIA TODAY_-MY AXIS: As per the _India Today_-My Axis poll, 44 percent of the survey respondents preferred Tejashwi Yadav as the next Bihar chief minister, while 35 percent

wanted incumbent Nitish Kumar to get another term. The pollster predicted 139-161 seats for the Grand Alliance whereas a defeat for the NDA, which is predicted to win anywhere from 69 to 91

seats. The pollster predicted three to five seats for the LJP and 6-10 seats for Others. Advertisement A HUNG ASSEMBLY Two pollsters, REPUBLIC-JAN KI BAAT and ABP NEWS-C VOTER, predicted a

range swinging between the minority and majority mark for both the ruling alliance as well as the main challenger the Bihar Grand Alliance led by Tejashwi Yadav. _REPUBLIC TV-JAN KI BAAT:_ 

According to the _Republic TV_-_Jan ki Baat_ survey, the Mahagathbandhan could form the government in Bihar by securing 118-138 seats. The NDA, meanwhile, is projected to win 91-117 seats,

the LJP could get 5-8 seats, while others are projected to win 3-6 seats. _ABP NEWS_ C-VOTER SURVEY: Based on data collected till 5 pm, the _ABP News_ C-voter survey predicted that the RJD,

with 81-89 seats, could emerge as the single largest party while ally Congress could secure 21-26 seats and 6-13 seats for the Left. It also forecast that the BJP could register a victory in

 66 constituencies and the JD (U) in 38-46 constituencies. Advertisement Thus, the NDA is projected to get 104-128 in the 243-member house, whereas Mahagathbandhan could ger 108-131 seats. 

The survey claimed that a hung House cannot be ruled out as both alliances will be in a neck-to-neck battle. The pollster will update its data later based on the responses collected during

the last hour of polling. Advertisement LJP, GSDF LIKELY KINGMAKERS DAINIK BHASKAR: The pollster predicted a defeat for the Grand Alliance. However, according to the Dainik Bhaskar survey, 

it’s the Other parties that would benefit the most from a poor performance by the Grand Alliance. Based on the predicted range, the Chirag Paswan-led LJP could play the role of the kingmaker

for the NDA. TV9 BHARATVARSH: According to the TV9 Bharatvarsh survey, which predicted an edge for the Congress-RJD alliance its numbers for the Grand Alliance — 115-125 seats —  swung

across the magic figure while the NDA — projected to win 110-120 — is likely to fall short of a majority. The TV news channel projected three to five for Chirag Paswan’s LJP and 10-15 for

others. Based on the numbers, it’s likely that both the LJP and Others will emerge as kingmakers. Advertisement TIMES NOW-CVOTER: According to the TIMES NOW-CVOTER survey, which predicted a

hung Assembly, the LJP’s role would be limited and it would be the Other block - the six-party Grand Secular Democratic Front formed by BSP, AIMIM, RLSP, etc - that could emerge as the

kingmaker. The first projection from _Times Now C-Voter_ survey predicted a lead for the Tejashwi Yadav-lead Mahagathbandhan but forecasted that the alliance comprising RJD, Congress, CPM

and other small parties may stop short of the magic number. Advertisement The final figures released by the pollster have projected 116 seats for the NDA, 120 seats for the Grand Alliance,

one seat for LJP, and six seats for Other parties. YOUTHS BACK TEJASHWI YADAV Two pollsters, ABP News-C Voter survey and India Today- My Axis, said that youngsters showed a preference for

Tejashwi while more aged voters prefer Nitish. Without giving the demographic break up of survey responders, ABP News-C Voter survey said in its bulletin that Millenials and first-time

voters favoured Tejashwi over Nitish in these elections. Advertisement The news channel said the youth, which is seen to be the BJP’s core constituency,  supported the Mahagathbandhan this

time, whereas older voters, who presumably were still around during the 15-year-long RJD rule have chosen to back Nitish despite some element of disenchantment and despondency. Similarly,

the India Today-Axis My India exit poll also reported that 47 percent of voters aged between 18 to 35 years back Tejashwi Yadav, while voters aged 51 and above overwhelmingly wanted Nitish

back in power. Advertisement The counting of votes is scheduled to take place on 10 November.