Bihar polls Not under pressure: Election Commission denies RJD allegations
Patna/IBNS: Amid allegations by Bihar oppositions' alliance, the Election Commission on Tuesday evening denied that they are under pressure by the ruling party as the counting for the votes in the assembly elections in still underway.
"We are not under any pressure... results have been declared only on 146 seats," the Election Commission told the media regarding the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)'s claim that it has "won" 119 seats.
The EC mentioned that if need be there would be recounting in some constituencies.
The RJD has alleged misuse of the administrative machinery to influence results of Bihar Assembly Elections in favour of ruling parties in some seats where counting was heading towards a photo finish.
National spokesman of RJD Manoj Jha told media person here that Grand alliance was inching towards the formation of next government in Bihar with the progress of counting of votes for Bihar Assembly Elections.
As the counting would move further towards its completion, RJD led Grand Alliance would get a comfortable majority to form the government, he claimed.
They even released a list of 119 candidates who have "won" but were not given certificates by the Returning Officer.
ये उन 119 सीटों की सूची है जहाँ गिनती संपूर्ण होने के बाद महागठबंधन के उम्मीदवार जीत चुके है। रिटर्निंग ऑफ़िसर ने उन्हें जीत की बधाई दी लेकिन अब सर्टिफ़िकेट नहीं दे रहे है कह रहे है कि आप हार गए है। ECI की वेबसाइट पर भी इन्हें जीता हुआ दिखाया गया। जनतंत्र में ऐसी लूट नहीं चलेगी। pic.twitter.com/puUvIagyDz
— Rashtriya Janata Dal (@RJDforIndia) November 10, 2020
RJD leader said that senior JD(U) and BJP leaders rushed to meet Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his official residence when they sensed the fact that NDA was heading towards defeat.
Meeting of JD(U) and BJP leaders with Chief Minister Kumar was a move to issue a directive to the administrative machinery for influencing election results, he suspected.
Jha said that Kumar will remain Chief Minister for few hours and he should not get indulged in such practices.
There are some constituencies where RJD led Grand Alliance candidates had emerged victorious but Returning Officers were not issuing certificates to them, apparently due to instructions from their political masters, he alleged.
The RJD leader said that people of Bihar had delivered its verdict and it would be crystal clear after completion of counting of votes.
RJD led Grand Alliance was all set to form the government and Tejashwi Prasad Yadav would become Chief Minister, he claimed.
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