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Results of the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election are set to be announced on Friday, 14 November 2025. The 243-seat election has been one of the most intense and closely viewed contests in recent years. It saw the highest ever voter turnout in the state’s history, experienced unprecedented female participation, and followed the controversial Special Intensive Revision exercise.
Polling spanned two phases – one on 6 November and the second on 11 November 2025 – with a total turnout of 66.91%. This election has been underscored by meticulous preparation and coverage undertaken by the ECI, such as 100% webcasting across stations, enhanced security deployments in vulnerable districts, and selfie points outside booths.
The election saw 7.4 crore voters choosing between 2,616 candidates. The main contenders this election have been the NDA – led by BJP and JD(U) – and the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) – led by RJD and INC. The newcomer Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), founded by political strategist Prashant Kishor, also made a splashy entry, contesting independently across all seats.
Most exit polls have predicted a sweeping victory for the NDA, putting Nitish Kumar as the top choice for Chief Minister yet again. Following is the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) , which has projected Tejashwi Yadav as its CM face. And trailing is JSP, with no CM candidate and minimum seats expected.
Axis My India, one of the leading pollsters, has predicted a much closer contest, however. It has projected an almost even contest between the NDA and Mahagathbandhan (MGB), with the NDA inching ahead. It has also estimated RJD to be the single biggest party this election, winning 24% of the vote share.
Counting of votes will begin at 8:00am, continuing till 6pm. Regular updates will be provided by the election commission throughout the day. The winner of the election will be officially announced once counting is completed. 122 seats are required to form a majority.
Early trends published by the ECI across 78 seats put BJP ahead on 28 seats. Following are JD(U) on 20, RJD on 17, and LJPRV on 7. INC trails with 3 seats.
Early trends published by the ECI across 239 seats put BJP ahead on 83 seats. Following are JD(U) on 78, RJD on 32, and LJPRV on 22. INC trails with 7 seats.
BJP and RJD have the highest vote share so far, accounting for 22.3% and 22.7% of votes counted, respectively. JD(U) follows in third place with 18.4% votes. INC accounts for the lowest vote share of all the major parties, standing at 8.2%.
Early trends published by the ECI across all 243 constituencies put BJP ahead on 85 seats. Following are JD(U) on 76, RJD on 34, and LJPRV on 22. INC trails with 7 seats.
BJP and RJD have the highest vote share so far, accounting for 22.8% and 23% of votes counted, respectively. JD(U) follows in third place with 18.5% votes. INC accounts for the lowest vote share of all the major parties, standing at 8.2%.
BJP candidate and current Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary has won from Tarapur. He won against Arun Kumar of RJD by a margin of over 25,000 votes after 18 rounds of counting, with 12 still remaining. Choudhary won by a margin of 25%.
Choudhary is a prominent OBC candidate in the state. He began his political career in the 1990s and was associated with both the RJD and JD(U) before defecting to the BJP in 2014. He organised a split, taking 13 RJD MLAs with him. He has previously held several ministerial positions in the state government.
In 2018, he was made vice president of the BJP’s Bihar Unit. He has also been the NDA’s star campaigner in the state. He has been serving as the deputy chief minister of the state since 2024 along with Vijay Kumar Sinha.
Counting is underway across Assembly Constituencies. Leads are as follows:
NDA 205
MGB 31
JSP 0
Others 7
Compared to the 2020 Assembly Election, NDA is performing better on 83 seats, while MGB is performing worse on 83 seats. NDA currently accounts for 47% of votes counted, while the MGB represents 38%.
Out of all parties, BJP stands furthest ahead, leading on 94 seats. The JD(U) leads on 83 seats, while the RJD leads on only 26. LJPRV stands at 19 and INC has fallen to 3. Meanwhile, JSP seems to have fallen out of the race, now leading in no seats.
Other leading parties are HAMS at 5, RLM at 4, AIMIM at 6, and CPI(M), CPI(ML)(L) and BSP at 1 each.
Early trends published by the ECI across all 243 constituencies put BJP ahead on 95 seats. Following are JD(U) on 84 and RJD on 25. INC trails with a single seat.
BJP and RJD have the highest vote share so far, accounting for 20.8% and 22.6% of votes counted, respectively. JD(U) follows in third place with 18.9% votes. INC accounts for the lowest vote share of all the major parties, standing at 8.5%.
Meanwhile, LJPRV leads in 19 seats, AIMIM in 6, HAMS in 5, RSHTLKM in 4, CPI(ML)(L) in 2, and CPI(M) and BSP in one each.
Early trends published by the ECI across all 243 constituencies put BJP ahead on 91 seats. Following are JD(U) on 83 and RJD on 27. INC trails with 5 seats.
BJP and RJD have the highest vote share so far, accounting for 20.7% and 22.7% of votes counted, respectively. JD(U) follows in third place with 18.9% votes. INC accounts for the lowest vote share of all the major parties, standing at 8.8%.
Meanwhile, LJPRV leads in 19 seats, AIMIM in 5, HAMS in 5, RSHTLKM in 4, CPI(ML)(L) in 2, and CPI(M) and BSP in one each.
The ECI has declared results for 16 seats – eight for BJP, six for JD(U), and one each for LJPV and RJD.
Maithili Thakur, BJP candidate from Alinager constituency has won by over 9,800 votes against RJD’s Binod Mishra. This makes Thakur the youngest MLA in Bihar at the age of 25. This is her electoral debut and marks BJP’s first win from the seat.
She is a prominent folk singer with a large social media following and popularity amongst the youth. During campaigning, she promised to rename Alinagar as Sitanagar, combat unemployment,and prioritize education for girl children.
Tejashwi Yadav, RJD chief and CM face of the MGB, has won from Raghopur by over 13,800 votes against BJP’s Satish Kumar. Yadav won with a margin of 7.5% after a neck-to-neck battle all day.
He won from Raghopur, a bastion of the Yadav family, which he has represented since 2015. He has previously served as the deputy CM in the state government. He began his political career in 2010, after abandoning a career in cricket. He eventually became the de facto leader of RJD, succeeding his father, Lalu Prasad Yadav.
He is the star campaigner of the MGB and the most prominent Yadav leader in the state.
The NDA alliance has won the 2025 Bihar Election with a thumping majority, crossing the 200 seat mark. Though counting remains ongoing, celebrations have begun at party headquarters, with BJP, JD(U), and LJPRV supporters dancing, distributing food, and bursting crackers.
This is the NDA’s best ever performance in Bihar since its 2010 victory with a 206 majority. This brings an end to a nail-biting election marked by massive spending, star campaigners, record-breaking turnout, violence, and controversies.
As the NDA settled into a comfortable lead in Bihar, PM Modi delivered a victory speech from BJP headquarters in Delhi. In attendance were several top BJP leaders like Amit Shah and JP Nadda, and a crowd of supporters. Modi began his speech by expressing his gratitude for the people of Bihar on behalf of the entire NDA.
“We are the servants of the people of India,” he said, “we win people’s hearts with our hardwork.”
“I bow down to the women, youth, farmers, shopkeepers, and fishermen of Bihar,” he continued, “The people of Bihar have presented a new ‘M-Y’ formula – Mahila and Youth.”
He talked about how the people of Bihar heeded his call for unprecedented voting and broke all records. “Bihar has given India the pride of being the mother of democracy,” he said, “India, today, votes for real social justice. In today’s India, there is no space for appeasement politics – today’s mandate is also the mandate against dynasty politics.”
He went on to acknowledge how the youth of Bihar had extended their support for the SIR exercise, before going on to defend the ECI against criticisms of ‘vote chori’ and collusion.
He segued into an attack on the opposition, saying “‘Katta Sarkar’ will never return! Today is a win for all women, sisters, and everyone who went through the dark phase of ‘jungle raj’.”
“This is the same Bihar which was mired with naxalite terrorism – it is the same Bihar that suffered under ‘jungle raj’ – but today this same Bihar is seeing peaceful and record-setting voting.”
He criticized RJD for the crime that flourished under their ‘jungle raj’ and the Congress for their ‘abusive’ politics. “Today Congress has become Muslim League Maoist Congress – MMC,” he said.
“By jumping into the water, the Congress party’s namesake is trying to drown and is dragging their alliance partners down with them.”
He concluded his speech saying that Bihar will see unprecedented development, that all youths will have jobs, and that this is the best time to invest in Bihar.
The 2025 Bihar Election has officially come to an end, with the NDA forming the new State government.
The final tally in the 243-seat Assembly saw the NDA win 202 seats, the Mahagathbandhan 35, and other parties 6. Out of all parties, BJP won the maximum number of seats - 89. JD(U) followed with 85, then RJD with 25, LJPRV with 19, and finally INC with only 6 seats.
Additionally, AIMIM and HAMS both won 5 seats, RSHTLKM won 4, CPI(ML)(L) won 2, and IIP, CPI(M), and BSP won one each. Meanwhile, the JSP, which made a flashy debut this election, failed to secure even a single seat.
The NDA accounted for 47% of all votes counted, the MGB 38%, JSP 3%, and the remaining 12% were split between other parties.
The NDA’s landslide victory came in line with exit polls, but has resulted in opposition parties decrying ‘vote chori’. The NDA fared better across 80 seats compared to its 2020 performance, while the Mahagathbandhan fared worse across 79.
The BJP-JD(U) led alliance’s victory has been attributed at least partly to its Mahila Rozgar Yojna, through which it deposited ₹10,000 each into the accounts of 1.25 crore women in the state. Other factors include the public’s negative perception of RJD, a growing BJP votebase in the state, and, possibly, the Delhi blast which occurred a day before phase 2 polls. Meanwhile, opposition leaders have argued that the election was rigged and have vowed to investigate the outcome.
This election saw unprecedented voter turnout and female participation – the highest ever in the state. It followed the controversial SIR exercise which deleted around 68 lakh names from the final electoral roll. It also saw several close contests with victory margins in the hundreds and even tens. The election was heavily anticipated and speculated on, and provided a result equally shocking.
