Patna/IBNS, Nov. 14 -- Amid the Modi-Nitish storm, Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) has pulled up a surprise in the Bihar assembly elections as the counting of votes is underway.

The result is a massive gain for Chirag whose party could win only one seat in the last 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.

By mid-morning, trend trackers across major networks showed the NDA tally moving past the 180-190 seat rang...