Patna/IBNS, Nov. 14 -- Singer-turned-politician Maithili Thakur, who contested from Bihar's Alinagar as a BJP candidate, is leading in early trends as the assembly poll result is being declared on Friday.

Thakur had joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP just a month ahead of the assembly elections.

As per the current trends, the ruling NDA is surging way ahead of Mahagathbandhan as the results are being declared on Friday.

Tejashwi Yadav's RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, which also comprises Congress, is leading in 81 seats.

The halfway mark in the 243-seat assembly is 122.

If NDA wins, Nitish will become the Chief Minister of the eastern state for the 10th term.

Bihar went to polls in two phases- on November 6 and 11.

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