New Delhi: With the end of third phase voting, exit polls have started gaving an edge to Tejashwi Yadav led Mahagathbandhan to form the next Government.
Several exit polls predicted a close finish, with anti-incumbency factor weighing heavily on chief minister Nitish Kumar who is looking for a fourth successive term in the chair.
The third and final phase of elections to the Bihar Assembly was by and large ended in peaceful, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) registering 54.06 per cent polling in 78 constituencies in 15 districts till 5 pm today.