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Exit polls show mixed trend

NEW DELHI: Exit polls at the end of first phase of polling in Bihar Assembly elections have shown a mixed trend. While one placed the RJD-led combine ahead, the other put JD (U)-BJP alliance in the lead with neither getting absolute majority.

Zee TV exit poll forecast 100 seats for RJD-led alliance in the 243-member Assembly while JD (U)-BJP combine has been projected to get 93 seats.

The LJP, which had held the key in the previous House, was projected to secure 18 seats, 11 less than last time. `Others' account for 32. In the Star TV poll, JD (U)-BJP combine has been projected to get 107 seats against RJD-led alliance's 94. — PTI

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