Indian markets rebound as NDA secures a strong mandate in Bihar, boosting investor sentiment and lifting key retail, infra and services stocks into focus.

Cvoter, Axis my India, Chanakya, among others survey on who might win the Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election. Key players include RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav vs JD(U)’s Nitish Kumar vs Jan Suraaj’s Chanchal Singh.

NDA's Bihar victory is attributed to Nitish Kumar's governance and Modi's support, leading to strong voter confidence and no anti-incumbency issues.

PATNA, India -- PATNA, India (AP) — India is holding a key local election in the eastern state of Bihar on Thursday to choose a new government — a vote seen as a crucial test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s popularity and his alliance’s hold over one of the country’s politically influential states.

India's equity benchmarks opened lower on Friday, as investors booked profits after a recent rally, while information technology stocks declined on fading hopes of a near-term U.S. rate cut. Markets may see heightened volatility this session as the Bihar state election results trickle in.

The Bihar polls were a test of the cohesion of the INDIA bloc, which was formed in 2023 to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s dominance

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NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Parliament, Rahul Gandhi, has said that the Bihar election results reflect large-scale vote theft. He said that such a manipulated mandate—unfair from the very beginning—cannot be accepted.