Bihar Election 2025 Results: Abki Baar 200 Paar In Bihar

1: As the Bihar assembly elections concluded on November 14, the National Democratic Alliance swept the contest with a lead in at least 202 seats.

2: The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has never formed a government on its own in Bihar, emerged as the largest party, surpassing its ally Janata Dal (United). The BJP lead in 90 seats while the JD(U) held leads in 83.

3: There was nothing grand about the performance of Mahagathbandha. The Grand Alliance, a distant second in the race, trailed at 33; with Rashatriya Janata Dal at 26 and Indian National Congress at five. 

4: Despite lofty claims made by Prashant Kishor during the campaign, the Jan Suraaj Party remained consistent at 0 seats. 

5: One of the tightest contests unfolded between the Mahagathbandhan’s chief ministerial face, Tejashwi Yadav, and his BJP challenger, Satish Kumar. Although Raghopur is an RJD stronghold, Yadav faced a razor-thin fight before eventually gaining a lead of 13,880 votes.

6: Janata Dal (United) candidate Anant Kumar Singh, who is in jail over the alleged murder of Jan Suraaj Party supported Dular Chand Yadav, secured victory in the Mokama assembly constituency, polling 91,416 votes against Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Veena Devi's 63,210 votes. 

7:  With the simple majority mark set at 122, the BJP’s tally — together with support from smaller allies — appears sufficient to bring that possibility within reach. As the Election Commission begins to declare winners, and the BJP arises as the largest party in Bihar; the speculation surfaces that the BJP may, for the first time, be in a position to form the government on its own. 

8: Even though Tejashwi Yadav announced a last-minute promise of ₹10,000 direct outreach to women, women voters once again stood firmly behind Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, underscoring a political bond that has been forged and strengthened over more than a decade. 

Amid stray incidents of violence, including an attack on Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha's vehicle, 64.66 per cent of 3.75 crore voters exercised their franchise till 8.15 pm on November 6 across 121 constituencies in the first phase of Bihar assembly elections.

Read more: Bihar Assembly Elections: First Phase Sees Highest Ever Voter Turnout At 64.66%

Turnout in Bihar's second phase eclipsed the already highest-ever franchise exercised in Phase I.

With the overall per cent of the assembly elections at 66.91, the second phase concluded at around 69 per cent.

Read more: Highest Ever Provisional Turnout Recorded At 67.14% In Phase II Of 2025 Assembly Elections

As the Bihar Assembly elections approach, leaders of the NDA have repeatedly invoked the specter of “Jungle Raj”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress as embodying the “five identities” of Bihar’s Jungle Raj — katta (country-made guns), kroorta (cruelty), katuta (resentment), kushasan (misgovernance), and corruption.

However, read how the data flips the script.

Then Vs Now: NDA’s Jungle Raj Narrative Tested By Bihar's Crime Numbers

The murder of a Jan Suraaj Party campaigner, Dularchand Yadav, during a rally on October 30 in Mokama, six days ahead of the first phase of assembly polls brought the spotlight back on violence.

Violence in Bihar has long dogged electoral politics in the state, where stories of gang rivalries, caste feuds and political vendetta resurface every election season. 

Read more: Crime, Caste And Politics: The Unbroken Chain of Violence In Bihar

Counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly elections is set to start at 8am today, November 14, 2025, following the conclusion of polling in two phases on November 6 and November 11. As the results approach, leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are confident of a victory, while the Opposition has raised doubts about the accuracy of the exit poll predictions.

The NDA is relying on Nitish Kumar’s leadership, increased female voter participation, and welfare measures for women, particularly the most recent “Dashazari” initiative, or Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana. In contrast, the Mahagathbandhan’s confidence in securing victory stems from its alliances, employment agenda and the need for change.

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This year in Bihar, as the second and final phase of polling concluded, the familiar ritual began again. Channels went live, analysts dusted their bar graphs, and the screen filled with numbers predicting who might form the next government. Most of them pointed towards a comfortable return for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA); others left a small window open for the Mahagathbandhan. And yet, under that bright studio light, everyone knew a quieter truth: the exit poll is not the election.

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The Election Commission on November 12, 2025, Wednesday, said no repoll has been recommended in any of the polling booths of 122 assembly seats in Bihar that went to elections in the second phase.

It said this is for the first time in the recent history of the state that no repoll has been ordered.

In the first phase too, no repoll took place.Election Commission says no discrepancies or malpractices found across two phases.

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Tight security arrangements have been made at couting centre in Araria. Total 46 counting centres have been set up in 38 districts of the state.

Ahead of Bihar elections, elaborate security arrangements have been made for counting day across 46 centres in 38 districts of the state, according to officials. 

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A day before the ballot counting for the Bihar assembly elections, RJD leader Sunil Kumar was arrested on Thursday for making "inflammatory remarks," according to police.

Speaking to reporters here earlier on November 13, 2025, Kumar had said, "People have voted for a change. Tejashwi Yadav's government will be formed in 2025. In 2020, the counting was halted for four hours, and if something like that happens this time as well, we will see a Nepal-like situation on the streets... Responsible officials will not be spared " The video of his statement has since gone viral on social media.

On Friday, counting will start at 8 a.m. at 46 locations throughout the state's 38 districts.

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As Bihar decides its political future, the day also marks the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister, a coincidence that adds a pinch of history to the polls.

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Vote count across 46 centres for 243 Bihar assembly election seats has begun.

Early lead for NDA, 24 out of 243 so far.

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A total of counting of Bihar election 2025 begins, NDA takes an early lead at 74, Mahagathbandhan at 36. Results are coming in for 111 seats.

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Amongst constituniences, NDA is leading in Chapra, Gaura Bauram, Digha. RJD in Hasanpur, Jokihat, Katoria.

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A total of counting of Bihar election 2025 begins, NDA takes an early lead at 107, Mahagathbandhan at 61.

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Mahagathbandhan CM face Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said he is confident of Mahagathbandhan forming government in Bihar.

"It will be people's victory," he said.

-ANI

A total of counting of Bihar election 2025 begins, NDA takes an early lead at 117, Mahagathbandhan at 73.

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Counting of votes begins in Bihar, NDA at 123, MGB at 77.

- Dekoder

The counting of votes on the by-elections of two seats of Budgam and Nagrota began here today. The voting on the two seats was held on November 11. The polls on the Budgam seat were held after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah resigned last year to retain his Ganderbal seat from Kashmir, while the Nagrota seat had fallen vacant after the demise of BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana.

Seventeen candidates including NC’s Aga Syed Mehmood, the PDP’s Aga Muntazir Mehdi, the Awami Iteehad Party’s (AIP) Nazir Ahmad Khan, and independent candidate Muntazir Mohi-ud-Din were in the electoral fray on the Budgam seat. On the Nagrota seat ten candidates including BJP’s Devyani Rana, NC’s Shamim Begum, Harsh Dev Singh of the Panthers Party (India), and BJP rebel independent Anil Sharma fought the elections.

- Outlook reporters

45 minutes into counting, there are leads in 219 out of 243 seats in Bihar assembly elections 2025. NDA leads with 132, while MGB is at 80.

JSP leads in four seats, other leads in three.

NDA's Maithili Thakur is leading in early trends.

According to pValue Analytics, Tej Pratap is ahead in Mahua seat.

- DeKoder

Early TV reports show the NDA leading in 49 assembly seats, while the INDIA bloc is ahead in 39 as counting continues for all 243 constituencies. The BJP is leading in 29 seats and the JD(U) in 18.

On the opposition side, the RJD leads in 32 seats and the Congress in seven. More updates to follow as the numbers evolve.

- PTI

Early trends from the Election Commission show the BJP leading in five seats, while the JD(U), RJD and Congress are yet to open their accounts as counting continues across the state. More updates to follow as the numbers shift.

NDA leading on 12 seats, BJP 7, JD(U) 3, LJP(RV) on 2, and Mahagathbandhan is leading on 4 seats, Congress and RJD 2 each, according to early trends of Election Commission.

Rashtriya Janata Dal is maintaining its lead in Baniapur and Danapur.

RJD’s Chandini Devi leads by 1194 votes in Baniapur, while Rit Lal Roy leads with 1350 votes in Danapur.

Congress’s Anil Kumar leads from Bikram constituency.

Lalu's political rival sons on opposite end of the spectrum. While RJD's Tejashwi Yadav is leading in Raghopur , his older brother Tej Pratap Yadav from JJD is trailing in Mahua.

Read all about important constituencies in phase I and phase II.

• Bihar First Phase Elections 2025: Key Leaders and 12 Constituencies to Watch

• Bihar Election 2025 Phase 2: Key Battlegrounds Of Champaran, Seemanchal and Magadh Set To Decide Outcome

BJP State President Dilip Jaiswal on Fridays said, "It was evident from the faces of the public that NDA is getting a mandate this time. NDA is going to form the government again."

He said that NDA's leaders have put in a lot of effort, whether it is Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Upendra Kushwaha, PM Modi, JP Nadda, HM Amit Shah or Defence Minister Rajnath Singh."

-ANI

RJD’s Osama Shahab is currently leading in Raghunathpur constituency in Siwan district, facing a contest against JDU’s Vikash Kumar Singh.

Anant Singh in Mokama, JD(U)'s candidate, who is currently being investigated for Dularchand Yadav's murder, is leading; while Surajbhan Singh's wife Veena Devi trails.

Read more about strongmen's politics here: The Strongmen's Children: How Legacies Of The Past Haunt Candidates In Bihar Elections

The counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly elections began on Friday, with early trends indicating a strong lead for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is ahead in at least 70 seats.

As per the Election Commission’s guidelines, counting of postal ballots began first, followed by counting of EVM votes starting at 8:30 AM.

Read More: NDA Leads Bihar Polls As Early Trends Show Strong BJP Surge; Mahagathbandhan Trails

With the BJP at 70 and JD(U) at 75, the NDA alliance has crossed the majority mark of 122 in Bihar assembly election's early count.

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As NDA leads in Bihar Assembly election, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, “Just like the exit polls, the trends coming from Bihar are similar. Every election gives political parties a lesson in democracy and a message of the people’s mandate, which must be accepted with humility. Whether it is the sweetness of victory or the taste of defeat, both are flavours of democracy. You cannot always get the sweetness of victory."

-PTI

Union Minister Giriraj Singh reacts to early trends showing the NDA heading towards a clear victory. He says that “from day one, it was clear that Bihar would not accept a government of chaos, corruption, or loot,” adding that voters chose “peace, justice, and development.”

Singh says even if younger voters did not experience “those earlier days,” their elders did, and claims that during Tejashwi Yadav’s brief stint in government, “people saw the attempt to spread disorder.”

On Tejashwi Yadav announcing dates for his oath ceremony, the minister says, “Deciding dates without the Election Commission’s certification is nothing but foolishness.”

The counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly elections began on Friday, with early trends indicating a strong lead for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is ahead in at least 70 seats. Within the NDA, the JD(U) is currently leading in 69 seats, exceeding Prashant Kishor’s earlier prediction of 25.

Read more: Will Prashant Kishor Quit Politics? Claim Goes Viral As JD(U) Leads Over 65 Seats

With the BJP at 72 and JD(U) at 73, the NDA alliance has crossed the majority mark of 122 in Bihar assembly election's early count. The MGB is trailing at 78.

Counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly elections has begun. All eyes are on the 24 seats in Seemanchal. So far, trends have been reported for five seats, with the Grand Alliance leading in three and the NDA in two. These seats in districts like Araria, Kishanganj, Katihar, and Purnia have always been considered politically crucial. This time, in Muslim-majority areas, the contest is not only triangular, but in many places, it is even four-cornered.

While the NDA is in the fray on the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the agenda of development, the Grand Alliance has raised the issues of employment, education and inflation.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s party is trying to maintain its hold in Seemanchal. In areas where AIMIM performed well last time, the NDA and RJD have deployed their full strength this time.

Jansuraj candidates are also emerging as a silent factor in some seats. Vote counting is extremely exciting in seats like Araria, Bahadurganj, and Amaur, where the lead is changing with each round.

In Election Commission's early trends, Bihar Deputy CM and BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha is leading from the Lakhisarai Assembly seat.

With National Democratic Alliance at 185, the alliance has far crossed the majority mark of 122. The Mahagathbandhan is currently trailing at 59.

-deKoder

With BJP and JD(U) at 82 and 81 respectively , the NDA is now at 191 mark; with the MGB trailing behind at 48.

Outlook’s Asghar Khan, reporting from the BJP office in Patna, observes little to no crowd or signs of celebration. It appears that orders from Delhi are to keep things quiet following the recent blast near the Red Fort.

Anant Singh, JD(U)'s candidate from Mokama, is leading by 11,000 votes.

Bihar Election Result: JDU's Anant Singh Leads; Veena Devi Trails in Mokama

Singh is currently in jail over the alleged killing of Jan Suraaj Party supporter Dular Chand Yadav.

Read More: Bihar Police Arrest JD(U) Candidate Anant Singh, 79 Others In Jan Suraaj Worker Murder Case

A bold poster reading ‘Tiger Abhi Jinda Hai’ appeared outside Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s official residence on Thursday, sending ripples across the state’s political circles. The poster, which carried no explicit signature, is being widely interpreted as a symbolic message aimed at asserting political strength and resilience amid the ongoing 2025 assembly election campaigns.

Read more: 'Tiger Abhi Jinda Hai’: Poster Outside Nitish Kumar’s Residence Sparks Stir in Bihar

It is widely believed that trends become more reliable between 12 and 1 PM.

However, in the 2015 Bihar elections, the NDA had crossed the majority mark by the afternoon before the trends completely reversed, leading to Nitish Kumar becoming Chief Minister and Tejashwi Yadav taking over as Deputy CM.

Watch Outlook's ground report.

RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, contesting from the party's stronghold in Raghopur, is trailing behind BJP’s Satish Kumar, who has taken a lead by 3016 votes in the fourth round of counting of votes. 

The BJP is leading in the NDA alliance, securing 86 seats, while the JD(U) is at 76.

Meanwhile, the Mahagathbandhan, or the Grand Alliance, is trailing at 50.

Joyous scenes unfolded outside the JD(U) headquarters, where party workers burst firecrackers, smeared gulaal on one another and played drums, as the NDA surged ahead in 186 seats in the 243-member Bihar assembly.

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Maithili Thakur, leading from Alinagar seat said, “I am feeling really good. I never doubted the result would be like this. The love people have shown me and my party is heartwarming. I will be there for the people in the coming five years. I am a daughter of this soil and never saw voters as just voters, but as family, and people have responded the same way. I’m just 25, but I will prove myself in the days ahead.”

-PTI

Tejashwi holds onto thin lead in Raghopur while his elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav continues to trail.

-EC

While BJP emerged as the largest party in the Bihar assembly elections, workers brought a chariot with PM Modi's face on it, initiating celebrations in Patna.

Tejashwi slips back to trailing again in Raghopur as BJP’s Satish Kumar takes lead.

Contesting in a tight race, RJD's Raghopur candidate Tejashwi Yadav is now leading with 585 votes.

In a clean sweep for NDA, the BJP and JD(U) have touched the mark of 199 seats in the counting so far.

The Mahagathbandhan is second at 39 seats, with Congress reaching four seats and RJD at 30.

In a landslide victory, the BJP and JD(U) have touched the mark of 200 out of 243-seats in the Bihar assembly election 2025.

The Mahagathbandhan is a distant second at 37 seats, with the Jan Suraaj Party consistent at 0.

The contest in Raghopur has become a razor-thin fight, with both sides taking turns at lead. As of now, BJP's Satish Kumar is leading over the two-time winner of the seat, Tejashwi Yadav, by 3230 votes.

-The Election Commission

The Indian National Congress, part of the Mahagathbandhan, has a lead in four seats in Bihar assembly elections.

These constituencies include Kishanganj, Begusarai, Valmiki Nagar and Malihari.

The NDA alliance has reached the 203 mark, gaining an unprecedented lead in the state election constituting 243 seats.

Second on the list is the Mahagathbandhan, with 33 seats, 81 less than 2020 assembly election.

NDA, comprising of the BJP and JD(U), has together gained lead in 205 seats, with the BJP emerging as the largest party with 93 constituencies and JD(U) at 83.

Senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Friday targeted Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that he played a “crucial” role in the Bihar assembly polls and was “responsible” for the outcome, as trends showed the NDA heading for a decisive victory.

Read more: Baghel Says Gyanesh Kumar ‘Responsible’ For Bihar Poll Verdict

In Raghopur assembly seat, traditionally a stronghold of RJD, Tejashwi Yadav is trailing by 4,829 votes. His opponent, BJP's Satish Kumar, is ahead, with a total of 48453 under his belt.

Read More: Tejashwi Trails BJP’s Satish Kumar in Raghopur After 11 Rounds

Samajwadi Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday claimed that  the "game" carried out through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar will no longer be possible in other states. Yadav made the comments as the BJP-led NDA appeared to be heading for an impressive victory in Bihar.

Read More: Akhilesh Yadav Says ‘Game’ Played Through SIR Will Not Be Possible Again

On Friday, November 14, 2025, as counting concludes for the Bihar Assembly elections, the question that hangs over the state is deceptively simple: what does “development” mean in Bihar, and who is it really for? The state went to the polls for all 243 seats, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and other leaders repeatedly emphasising development in their campaigns, even as Bihar continues to face entrenched economic and social challenges that shape both political strategy and public expectation.

Read More: Bihar’s Development: Myth or Reality? And Who’s It Really For?

Osama Shahab is leading in the Raghunathpur by over 16,000 votes. The son of Mohammad Shahabuddin is likely to win the seat for RJD, and has crossed the 55,000 votes mark.

Read More: A Man Of No Words: Is Mohammad Shahbuddin’s Legacy Enough To Get Osama Shahab Elected In Siwan?

Jailed JDU leader Anant Singh, who is currently imprisoned in connection with the murder of Dularchand Yadav, a former aid of Lalu Prasad Yadav, is leading in Mokama with over 28,000 votes. He has secured 91,416 votes.

Source: ECI

Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he was not invited to campaign in the Bihar election, while noting that the Congress would examine the reasons for its defeat.

“Remember, we were not the senior partner in the alliance and the RJD also has to look carefully at its own performance,” he added.

Janata Dal (United) has been declared victorious from five seats by the Election Commission in Kalyanpur, Harnaut, Mokama, Belaganj and Alauli.

Janata Dal (United) candidate Anant Kumar Singh secured victory in the Mokama assembly constituency, polling 91,416 votes against Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Veena Devi's 63,210 votes, a margin of 28,206 votes. Counting concluded after 25 rounds at the designated center in Patna district, where postal ballots were tabulated first, followed by Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) rounds starting at 8 a.m.

Read more: JDU's Anant Kumar Singh Wins Mokama

The Election Commission reported that Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of the RJD and the chief ministerial candidate for the INDIA alliance, was behind Satish Kumar of the BJP by 4,829 votes in the Raghopur assembly seat in Bihar on Friday.
Yadav received 40,100 votes while Kumar received 44,929 after 11 rounds of counting.

Read more: Tejashwi Trails BJP’s Satish Kumar in Raghopur After 11 Rounds

Shashi Tharoor,  Congress leader and MP for Thiruvananthapuram, stated on Friday that he was not invited to campaign in Bihar and that the Congress would look into the reasons for its defeat in the state.

Following the results of the Bihar election, Tharoor told reporters that it is the party's duty to investigate thoroughly the reasons for the defeat.

“Remember, we were not the senior partner in the alliance, and the RJD also has to look carefully at its own performance,” he said.

Read more: Tharoor Says He Was Not Invited to Bihar Campaign, Calls for Congress to Review Poll Defeat

CPI(ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Friday questioned the credibility of the Bihar assembly election results, asserting that the outcome does not reflect the situation on the ground. As early trends showed the BJP-led NDA headed for a sweeping victory, Bhattacharya said the numbers were “inexplicable.”

Read more: Dipankar Bhattacharya Terms Bihar Results ‘Unnatural’, Questions Voter Roll Increase

The Election Commission has declared the results for 24 seats so far, with the BJP leading the race at 13, followed by JD(U) AT 6, RJD at 3, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and AIMIM at 1.

In the results declared so far, the Indian National Congress has secured its first victory from Kishanganj. In the vote count so far, INC had a lead in four constituencies.