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Bihar Election Results 2025 LIVE Counting: The NDA registered a thumping victory in the Bihar Assembly elections with the BJP and JD(U) bagging 89 and 85 seats respectively. The coalition led by Nitish Kumar won 202 seats. Counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Bihar was held on Friday. The opposition Mahagathbandhan managed to bag only 35 seats, in a big setback to Tejashwi Yadav and Rahul Gandhi led bloc.
Polling in the state was conducted in two phases, November 6 and November 11, and the state recorded an unusually high turnout. While it was speculated that the high turnout was for change in the state, it turned out to be pro-incumbency in favour of the ruling coalition.
Ganga flows from Bihar to Bengal, has created a path of victory for BJP: PM Modi
The public fight between Congress and RJD is imminent, says PM Modi.
"To date, Congress and RJD have not apologised to Chhathi Maiya. The people of Bihar will never forget this. Bihar's pride and honour, this is our priority. The people of Bihar have played a huge role in India's development. But those who ruled the country for decades always created a false image of Bihar. These people defamed Bihar. They neither respected Bihar's glorious past, nor its traditions and culture, nor its people."
"This election has further strengthened the public's trust in the Election Commission of India. The consistently high voter turnout over the past few years, the increased turnout by the deprived and the exploited, is a significant achievement for the Election Commission. This is the same Bihar that was once dominated by Maoist terror. Voting used to end at 3 pm in Naxal-affected areas. But in this election, people in Bihar have voted without fear, with enthusiasm and excitement. You also know what used to happen in Bihar during the times of jungle raj. Violence used to occur openly at polling stations. Ballot boxes were looted. Today, the same Bihar is seeing record voter turnout. It is voting peacefully. Everyone's vote has been recorded. Everyone has cast their vote as per their choice"
"I also express my gratitude to the people of Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir and Nuapada in Odisha. They have ensured the BJP's victory in the by-elections. Today is not just a victory for the NDA, it is also a victory for democracy. It is a victory for those who believe in Indian democracy. This election has further strengthened the public's trust in the Election Commission of India," says PM Modi.
Some parties who believe in appeasement had created an MY formula, which stands for Muslims and Youth. Today's victory has created another MY formula - Mahila (women) and Youth, says PM Modi.
There will be no entry to katta sarkaar anymore. People of Bihar has voted for development. They have broken all records, says PM Modi.
"Jai Chhathi Maiya, yeh prachand jeet, atoot vishwas, Bihar ke logo ne bilkul garda uda diya hai, " says Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he begins his address to celebrate the NDA's victory in the Bihar elections.
JP Nadda, slamming the Congress, has said that it is now "weaker than the regional parties" in Bihar.
"On behalf of all workers, I extend my heartfelt congratulations and gratitude to the people of Bihar for the resounding mandate they have given. These results indicate that this is a tsunami. This tsunami has made it clear that whether it is the people of Bihar or the people of the country, everyone has unwavering faith in the Prime Minister, and they have put a seal of approval on the politics of development to take the state forward. This election was between development and jungle raj, and people have voted for development," says Union minister and BJP chief JP Nadda.
PM Modi arrives at BJP HQ in Delhi, set to address party workers
"In the Bihar Assembly Election 2025, the people of the state have expressed their faith in our government by giving us an overwhelming majority. I bow to all the esteemed voters of the state and extend my heartfelt gratitude and thanks.
I also bow to and express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to the Honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Ji, for the support he has extended.
The NDA alliance has secured a massive majority in this election by demonstrating complete unity. I extend my thanks and gratitude to all NDA partners — Shri Chirag Paswan Ji, Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi Ji, and Shri Upendra Kushwaha Ji — for this resounding victory.
With your support, Bihar will move further ahead and will find its place among the most developed states in the country."
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the NDA's victory in the Bihar Assembly polls. In a post on X, he wrote, " Victory of good governance has been achieved. Victory of development has been achieved. Victory of the spirit of public welfare has been achieved. Victory of social justice has been achieved. My deepest gratitude to the family members of Bihar, who have blessed the NDA with a historic and unprecedented victory in the 2025 assembly elections. This resounding public mandate will empower us to serve the people and work with new resolve for Bihar.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the people of Bihar had given a decisive mandate in favour of development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the NDA. He remarked that voters now make their choices based on performance, and the sweeping majority for the NDA reflected their trust in the Prime Minister’s leadership. Dhami added that people in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and other poll-bound states are prepared to reject what he described as the Congress’s “lies and deceit.”
I want to tell Tejashwi Yadav that if he wants to come to power in the next 10 or 20 years, he will have to change his pattern. He and his people's behavior will have to change. SIR wasn't an issue at all. They should be aware of the ground reality. The people of Bihar have rejected them, and they have created such a face in Bihar that they were bound to be rejected by the people of Bihar. By making statements that the public hates, the opposition, the RJD, wants to deceive the public. They cannot deceive the people of Bihar in that way. On one hand, our government is doing so much good work, and on the other hand, these people want to come to power by making baseless statements and inciting public sentiment. This is not possible, says Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha.
Congratulations to the people of Bihar. The way they have risen above the boundaries of caste and community to cast their votes, it is a vote of hope and trust. The public has seen the work done by Nitish Kumar. They also remember and have seen Lalu Prasad's jungle raj. I am proud that our Bihar has stood up to walk on the path of development, says BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad.
The BJP on Friday hailed the NDA's performance in the Bihar Assembly polls, saying people have once again expressed their trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "development-focused" politics. The BJP-led NDA has impressive leads in more than 200 of the state's 243 assembly seats, with trends indicating that the saffron party was on track to post its biggest tally with an excellent strike rate. "NDA heading towards a landslide victory in Bihar," BJP MP and chief spokesperson Anil Baluni said on X in Hindi.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji on Friday claimed that the "last-minute discrimination" against her party during the seat-sharing arrangement among the 'Mahagathbandhan' constituents in Bihar reflected in the "dismal show" of the opposition bloc. “We are part of the INDIA bloc. The JMM faced discrimination at the last minute of the seat-sharing arrangement. We were supposed to get seats to contest, but these seats were not given to us. There has been a lacuna in fulfilling Mahagathbandhan Dharma in Bihar,” the Rajya Sabha MP alleged.
Bihar assembly polls counting: As NDA leads in polling trends, BJP workers were seen celebrating outside party office and dancing. The BJP workers were seen wearing masks of Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
JD(U) candidate and political strongman Anant Singh has won the Mokama seat in Patna. Anant Singh is currently in jail after his arrest in a murder case of a Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) supporter.
Actor-politician Khesari Lal Yadav, who made electoral debut in Bihar polls, is trailing behind BJP's Chhoti Kumari from the Chhapra constituency in Bihar. The Bhojpuri superstar, aka Shatrughan Yadav, had sparked controversy over his remarks on the Ram Mandir. "Will I become a teacher, professor, or officer after studying at the Ram Temple? No. The Ram Temple is a matter of faith, which is a different matter. But work must be done for education," he had said.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday predicted that going by the Bihar Assembly poll results, trends indicate that NDA is likely to win 200 seats in the eastern state. Addressing the 30th edition of the two-day CII Partnership Summit 2025 here, Naidu said no leader other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoys absolute confidence and trust of people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the BJP’s party headquarters in New Delhi on Friday, following the result of the assembly elections in Bihar is announced. Sources said the Prime Minister is expected to be at the party headquarters at nearly 7 pm today.
With the Nitish Kumar-led NDA set to return to power in Bihar, as per latest trends, posters hailing the Chief Minister were pu up in the state.
Taking a potshot at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, BJP's Amit Malviya wrote on X: "Rahul Gandhi! Another election, another defeat! If there were awards for electoralconsistency, he'd sweep them all. At this rate, even setbacks must be wondering how he finds them so reliably."
Supporters of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar were seen celebrating outside JD(U) office in Patna as EC trends hint at NDA's victory in Bihar elections. As per trends, NDA has crossed the majority mark and is leading on 195 seats. Counting of votes is underway.
Here is the latest data on the ongoing counting of votes in Bihar:
RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav is trailing behind BJP candidate Satish Kumar from Raghopur consituency by over 1,000 votes.
As Election Commission trends placed the NDA comfortably ahead of the Mahagathbandhan, Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Ram on Friday raised question over the "integrity" of the counting process.
The Election Commission's numbers delivered a sweeping early advantage to the ruling alliance. By late morning, the NDA had crossed the 166-seat mark, while the Mahagathbandhan lagged at 56, signalling a sharp tilt in favour of the BJP-led coalition.
Amid this shifting electoral map, Ram alleged "serious anomalies" in the counting process, claiming that the procedure had slowed abruptly in several centres after the initial rounds. Accusing the administration of attempting to "steal votes", he claimed there were reports of "server vans" hovering around counting centres and "irregularities at booths", PTI reported.
RJD's Osama Shahab, son of late gangster-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin, is leading in Ragunathpur by 725 votes, according to the Election Commission. Earlier, Union Home Minister Amit Shah took a swipe at the opposition RJD for giving a ticket to Osama Shahab, asking how it can ensure the security of the people of Bihar if it fields such candidates.
The initial trends of the EC show NDA leading in 166 seats with BJP ahead in 72, JD(U) in 71. INDIA bloc leads in 56 seats with RJD ahead in 42, Congress in 8. Here is a view of the BJP state office decked up with banners in Patna.
As the early trends show a victory for the NDA in Bihar, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said: "Bihar had decided that a government of anarchy will not be formed.. The youth of Bihar is intelligent.. This is the victory of development.. We have won Bihar.. Now it is Bengal's turn." West Bengal will go to the polls next year.
As early trends show NDA has edge over Mahagathbandhan in Bihar polls, the JD(U) in a post on X said that Oppoisition's nonsense is losing and Bihar's development is winning.
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Results: JD(U) surges ahead of BJP in early trends
As the counting of votes for Bihar Assembly election is underway, early trends of the Election Commission show that Nitish Kumar's JD(U) is leading in most of the seats. While JD(U) is ahead on 63 of the 101 seats it contested, BJP is leading in 62 seats. Nitish Kumar's party is surging ahead as the single-largest party in the early rounds of counting.
With early trends showing an edge for the NDA in the Bihar election results, BJP state president Dilip Kumar Jaiswal said it was clear from the people’s mood that the BJP-JDU coalition is again forming the government. "Under the leadership of PM Modi and CM Nitish Kumar, people have shown trust in the NDA’s guarantee… The people’s mandate will be in our favour," Jaiswal told PTI.
Expressing confidence in the INDIA bloc’s victory as counting progresses in Bihar, RJD spokesperson Sarika Paswan says, “NDA will have to deliver their sweets at our office after 2 pm."
Folk singer and BJP candidate from Alinagar Maithili Thakur is leading from the seat. The 25-year-old has made her electoral debut with the Bihar polls. She joined the BJP a month before the Assembly elections in Bihar. Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party is trailing in Alinagar.
As per Election Commission early trends, BJP is leading in seven seats, JD(U) in three. RJD, LJP (RV) and Congress are ahead on 2 seats each. Counting of votes in 243 constituencies is underway amid tight security.
As counting of votes for the Bihar elections is underway, early trends show poll strategist Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj is leading in four seats. The Jan Suraaj is contesting 239 of Bihar's 43 seats and was leading in four at 8.45 am.
RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav is ahead from his family turf, Raghopur, in very early trends. Votes for the high-octane Assembly polls in Bihar are being counted today. The crucial seat has been held by Tejashwi since 2015. He won the seat by a margin of over 38,000 votes in the last Assembly polls. Raghopur is a strong bastion of the RJD. In the past, Tejashwi's father and RJD founder Lalu Prasad and his mother Rabri Devi have represented the seat.
Lalu Prasad's son and newly-found Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD) chief Tej Pratap Yadav is leading on the Mahua seat, according to very early trends.
The NDA took early lead over Mahagathbandhan as the counting of votes is underway in Bihar. The NDA is currently ahead in 19 seats, while the opposition, Opposition coalition, is leading in nine seats, according to the early leads.
The counting of votes for the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections began at 8 am today. Polling was conducted in two phases, November 6 and November 11, and the state recorded an unusually high turnout. The poll panel has designated 46 counting centres across the 38 districts of Bihar, with a three-layer security at strong rooms.
RJD MLC Sunil Singh, responding to an FIR filed against him over his ‘Nepal-like situation’ remark, said that no one can suppress his voice. "I will speak the truth even if 100 FIRs are filed against me", he said.
Ahead of the counting of votes for Bihar Election 2025, Independent MP from Purnea, Pappu Yadav said BJP cannot win any elections without lying, money power, theft. "BJP also tried its best to ensure that the BJP government is formed instead of the Nitish government...Women, youth voted in favour of the INDIA alliance," he told ANI.
Flower and sweetmeat sellers of Patna are expecting brisk business on Friday and have maintained a large stock as votes for the Assembly polls will be counted, and winning leaders will be garlanded and laddoos distributed among their followers. Karan and Vikram, two teenage brothers selling marigold flowers under the GPO Golambar flyover, have received orders for around 400 bouquets for Friday, PTI reported.
A total of 46 counting centres have been set up in 38 districts of the state.
JD(U), which contested 101 seats, remains confident of an NDA victory under the leadership of CM Nitish Kumar. A poster in the office reads “Tiger Abhi Zinda Hai”, reflecting the party’s upbeat mood.
Authorities have ordered the closure of schools and stepped up security across the state after RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh — a close aide of party chief Lalu Prasad — on Thursday cautioned of “Nepal-like protests” if irregularities were reported during the counting process. His remarks triggered unease in several districts, prompting district magistrates, acting as electoral officers, to impose precautionary restrictions citing potential law and order issues.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday took a swipe at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, saying that at a time when Bihar was in the midst of assembly polls he was vacationing at popular hill station Pachmarhi in the central state. He also said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will retain power in the eastern state comfortably. Polling for Bihar's 243 Assembly constituencies was held in two phases on November 6 and 11. Votes will be counted on Friday. Incidentally, Yadav had campaigned extensively for the BJP there.
Tej Pratap Yadav contested Bihar Assembly election from Mahua seat, result for which will be declared today. Elaborate security arrangements have been made for Friday’s counting of votes polled in the Bihar assembly elections, across 46 centres in 38 districts of the state.
Bihar Minister Dr Prem Kumar expressed confidence that the NDA government will be formed again in Bihar. "The people of Bihar came out to vote in large numbers...NDA will lead on all seats, and the NDA government will be formed again in Bihar. I am confident that the NDA government will win more than 200 seats. The public is very happy with the development works carried out by the NDA government," he told ANI.
Bihar minister and JDU candidate from Nalanda assembly seat, Shrawon Kumar says, "In 2020 also the opposition was claiming that they will form the government...So, instead of earning the public's trust, you (opposition leaders) are saying all these things out of arrogance. So, whatever the opposition leaders are saying, there is arrogance in it, and the ones who are arrogant can never win the hearts of the people, nor can they protect the interests of the people..."
Elaborate security arrangements have been made for Friday’s counting of votes polled in the Bihar assembly elections, across 46 centres in 38 districts of the state.
Counting of votes for two-phased Bihar elections will begin at 8 am today. Bihar recorded a strong voter turnout in the 2025 assembly elections. According to the Election Commission, 68.76 per cent people voted in the second phase and 65.08 per cent in the first phase, bringing the overall turnout to 66.91 per cent. Women voted in higher numbers than men, 71.6 per cent compared to 62.8 per cent.
