India, Nov. 15 -- The Election Commission of India's (ECI) data shows that the share of None of the Above (NOTA) option went up marginally this time in the Bihar assembly polls as compared to the last elections but is still much lower than 2015.

After a two-phased election held on November 6 and 11, votes are being counted on Friday. The NDA was set to sweep the Bihar Assembly polls, surging ahead in close to 200 out of the total 243 seats, with the BJP emerging as the single largest party with nearly 95 per cent strike rate.

The Mahagathbandhan, which includes the RJD, the Congress and three Left parties, was struggling to cross the 35-seat mark.

According to the latest figures, 1.81 per cent or 6,65,870 of the total votes polled went...