Bihar Election Results 2025 LIVE: NDA Sweeps Ahead as BJP Becomes Largest Party

The Bihar Assembly Election Results 2025 are unfolding with dramatic momentum as the NDA—powered by the BJP and JD(U)—races far ahead of the Mahagathbandhan. Counting of votes for all 243 seats began at 8 AM, and from the very first round, the ruling alliance established a commanding lead.

By 11:45 AM, the NDA had crossed 185 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan struggled around the 50-seat mark, signaling a potential landslide victory for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who looks set for a historic fifth term.

“Just a few hours of waiting and the good-governance government will return,” Nitish Kumar remarked.

🔹 Current Seat Tally (Early Trends)

NDA: 185 leads

BJP: 85

JD(U): 76

Mahagathbandhan: 54

RJD: 34

Congress: 9

Majority Mark: 122

Total Seats: 243

The strong NDA performance mirrors most exit polls, which had predicted a comfortable win for the ruling alliance.

🗳️ Key Constituency Highlights

Chanpatia

JSP candidate Manish Kashyap, who began in the lead, slipped behind as BJP’s Umakant Singh surged ahead by 1,199 votes.

Patna Buzz: ‘10 Baar Nitish Kumar?’

With the NDA nearing 191 seats, posters declaring “Bihar Ka Matlab Nitish Kumar” have appeared across Patna as supporters celebrate an early victory mood.

LJP (Ram Vilas) Stuns

Chirag Paswan’s LJP(RV) is delivering one of the biggest surprises of the election—leading in 22 out of 29 seats, a monumental leap from just 1 seat in 2020.

Chapra

The high-profile fight between BJP’s Chhoti Kumari and RJD’s star candidate Khesari Lal Yadav is witnessing a twist, with Chhoti Kumari ahead after the first round.

Mahua

A major shocker—Tej Pratap Yadav is trailing, while LJP’s Sanjay Kumar Singh leads by 3,520 votes.

Alinagar

Debutant and singer Maithili Thakur from the BJP is leading comfortably, having joined the party barely a month before the election.

Raghopur

RJD’s CM face Tejashwi Yadav is trailing, with BJP’s Satish Kumar taking a lead of 1,273 votes.

🗳️ ECI Trends So Far

According to the Election Commission numbers:

BJP leading: 69 seats

JD(U) leading: 71 seats

RJD leading: 43 seats

Congress leading: 9 seats

📊 Context: What Happened in 2020?

The 2020 Bihar elections were fiercely contested:

NDA: 125 seats

MGB: 110 seats

RJD: 75 (largest party)

BJP: 74

JD(U): 43

It was one of the closest verdicts in Bihar’s electoral history.

This time, however, 2025 is shaping up to be an NDA sweep.

🗳️ Voter Turnout

Bihar voted in two phases on 6 and 11 November, recording one of the highest turnouts in state history—an indicator many analysts debated could favor either side.

🔍 What Exit Polls Predicted

Most exit polls projected a clean win for the NDA, with a few suggesting a tight contest. However, today’s early numbers seem to validate the pro-NDA predictions.

📰 Why This Election Matters

Bihar remains one of India’s most politically significant states with:

10% of India’s population

Only 2.8% contribution to India’s economy

The outcome could shape national political strategies ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha Elections.