Grand Alliance displaces NDA in 'satta race'; punters give Nitish-Lalu 127-129 seats, NDA 110

October 31, 2015 09:52

India's vast but underground satta market, which sees heavy election betting, is as of now projecting the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA as falling short of a majority in Bihar and the Nitish Kumar-Lalu Prasad alliance getting a narrow majority.

But the market is also saying it is waiting for the fourth phase of Bihar polls, slated for November 1, for another assessment.

The Economic Times spoke to a number of big players in the satta market, who take bets and calculate the odds.

They spoke on the condition they not be identified.

For Bihar's 243-seat assembly, Friday's bets were being offered with a projected tally of 110 for BJP-led NDA, with BJP's own tally projected at 94.

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