Munger, Oct. 16 -- Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday said that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was contesting on 243 assembly seats "as a team".

Speaking to ANI, Choudhary further hit out at the opposition Mahagathbandhan over their repeated claims of "vote theft", claiming that they couldn't find a single person in Bihar whose "vote was cut".

"We are here to ensure the Lotus blooms. With the blessings of God, we want the blessings of the public to form the NDA government in Bihar. We are fighting as a team on 243 seats. We have made all the announcements. These people (of Mahagathbandhan) could not find one person in Bihar who said that their vote was cut. They wan...