India, Sept. 28 -- Ahead of the Assembly elections in Bihar, Pradeep Gupta of Axis My India said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is the only "common denominator" and hinted at a close contest between the NDA and the Mahagathbandhan alliances.

"Bihar is a state where it is difficult to analyse even after the voting is done. Last time, both NDA and the INDIA bloc had 37 per cent vote share each, but RJD won 110 seats while NDA got 125 seats," Gupta told ANI.

He said that even if there is an anti-incumbency sentiment, the question is if there is an alternative. "The first analysis parameter is the extent of anti-incumbency. In Bihar, it is very different, but the only common denominator is Nitish Kumar, who has been there for 20 years," he sai...