India, Nov. 14 -- The ruling NDA in Bihar looked set for a comfortable victory in early counting on Friday, with the alliance crossing the majority mark in initial trends and driven by strong performances by both the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party. (BJP)

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

By mid-morning, trend trackers across major networks showed the NDA tally moving past the 150-160 seat range, placing the coalition on course to form the next government if these numbers hold.

Election analysts, however, cautioned that several rounds of counting remained and fluctuations were still possible as postal ballots and EVM rounds ...