<p>Kejriwal, AAP - Historic victory<br /><br /></p>.<p>Having backed Nitish Kumar in the high-stakes poll contest, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today congratulated the JD(U) leader for his "historic victory" as trends showed the grand alliance surging ahead of the BJP-led NDA in Bihar.<br /><br />"Many congratulations Nitishji on this historic victory," Kejriwal said in a post in Hindi on Twitter.<br /><br /><br />Omar Abdullah, National Conference - Critical win for nation<br /><br />Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his "victory" in the state assembly elections on Sunday.<br />"Heartiest congratulations on a well deserved victory Nitish Kumar sahib," Omar tweeted. "Your victory will prove critical for the nation in the days ahead."<br /><br />Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena - Modi must take blame <br /><br />The Shiv Sena said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must take responsibility for the BJP combine's defeat in the Bihar assembly election.<br /><br />After saying that Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar had emerged as "a political hero" after leading his alliance to a victory, he said it was time for Modi to accept responsibility.<br /><br />"This is a big win for Nitish Kumar. He has emerged as a political hero," Sena's Sanjay Raut told the media. <br /><br />"When Congress loses, then it's (president) Sonia's (Gandhi) responsibility. Similarly, BJP must accept that Bihar results is Modi's responsibility," Raut said.<br /><br />He added: "We congratulate Nitish Kumar. This result will be a turning point in the country's political future."<br /><br />Sharad Yadav, JD (U) - Negative statements by BJP leaders worked against NDA<br /><br />Negative statements from leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the RSS during the Bihar assembly election campaign went against the NDA, Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav said here on Sunday.<br /><br />"(RSS chief) Mohan Bhagwat's remark on (doing away with) reservation also went against them. It became a big factor," he told CNN-IBN TV.<br /><br />Yadav said it was a defeat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his government and leaders like BJP chief Amit Shah who were fully involved in the electioneering.<br /><br />"It's a win for the Grand Alliance and Nitish Kumar's developmental work...," he added.</p>
<p>Kejriwal, AAP - Historic victory<br /><br /></p>.<p>Having backed Nitish Kumar in the high-stakes poll contest, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today congratulated the JD(U) leader for his "historic victory" as trends showed the grand alliance surging ahead of the BJP-led NDA in Bihar.<br /><br />"Many congratulations Nitishji on this historic victory," Kejriwal said in a post in Hindi on Twitter.<br /><br /><br />Omar Abdullah, National Conference - Critical win for nation<br /><br />Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his "victory" in the state assembly elections on Sunday.<br />"Heartiest congratulations on a well deserved victory Nitish Kumar sahib," Omar tweeted. "Your victory will prove critical for the nation in the days ahead."<br /><br />Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena - Modi must take blame <br /><br />The Shiv Sena said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must take responsibility for the BJP combine's defeat in the Bihar assembly election.<br /><br />After saying that Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar had emerged as "a political hero" after leading his alliance to a victory, he said it was time for Modi to accept responsibility.<br /><br />"This is a big win for Nitish Kumar. He has emerged as a political hero," Sena's Sanjay Raut told the media. <br /><br />"When Congress loses, then it's (president) Sonia's (Gandhi) responsibility. Similarly, BJP must accept that Bihar results is Modi's responsibility," Raut said.<br /><br />He added: "We congratulate Nitish Kumar. This result will be a turning point in the country's political future."<br /><br />Sharad Yadav, JD (U) - Negative statements by BJP leaders worked against NDA<br /><br />Negative statements from leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the RSS during the Bihar assembly election campaign went against the NDA, Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav said here on Sunday.<br /><br />"(RSS chief) Mohan Bhagwat's remark on (doing away with) reservation also went against them. It became a big factor," he told CNN-IBN TV.<br /><br />Yadav said it was a defeat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his government and leaders like BJP chief Amit Shah who were fully involved in the electioneering.<br /><br />"It's a win for the Grand Alliance and Nitish Kumar's developmental work...," he added.</p>