Patna/IBNS, Nov. 14 -- Mahagathbandhan's CM face and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is trailing from Raghopur as the grand alliance is staring at a colossal defeat in the Bihar assembly elections.

The ruling NDA in Bihar looked set for a landslide victory in early counting on Friday, with the alliance nearing the 200-mark mark driven by strong performances by both the Janata Dal (United) and the BJP.

Nitish Kumar's JD(U) posted a remarkable upswing, emerging as the single-largest party in the first several rounds of counting.

The party was leading in a majority of the seats it contested, while ally BJP also secured strong leads across multiple constituencies - positioning the NDA firmly ahead of the opposition.

By mid-morning, trend tracke...