In the national capital, the mood is equally electrifying. At the BJP headquarters, preparations have taken on a cultural flavour as the party gears up for a long day.

Vote counting is still in progress in Jamui, where the contest is largely viewed as a direct face-off between BJP’s Shreyasi Singh and RJD’s Shamsad Alam.

With 15,034 votes, JD(U) candidate Anant Kumar Singh from Mokama Assembly Constituency is in the lead, up 2,031 from the previous round. With 13,003 votes, Veena Devi of the Rashtriya Janata Dal is trails by 2,031 votes. Priyadarshi Piyush of the Jan Suraaj Party is in third with 1,239 votes.