Bihar election: A day after poll debacle, Rahul calls on Kharge
By winning 183 seats, NDA secures a three-fourths majority; India Bloc bites the dust, with just 32 seats
The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday (November 14) secured a three-fourth majority in the Bihar Assembly, winning 183 seats in the 243-member House so far, as per latest results available on the Election Commission website. The BJP emerged as the largest party, winning 83 seats and leading in six other constituencies.
Its ally, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led JD(U), won 75 seats and was ahead in 10, while Union minister Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) bagged 17 and was ahead in two other seats. Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), headed by former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, won five seats, while Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Morcha won three seats and was leading in one.
Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, and state ministers Prem Kumar, Maheshwar Hazari and Sanjay Saraogi and BJP's Maithili Thakur were among prominent winners from the NDA camp.
India Bloc bites the dust
The INDIA Bloc managed to win only 32 seats so far. The RJD bagged 23 seats and was leading in two other constituencies, while the Congress won six seats, the CPI(ML) Liberation two seats and the CPI(M) one. RJD leader and INDIA bloc's CM face Tejashwi Yadav, the late Mohammad Shahabuddin's son Osama Shahab and CPI(ML) Liberation's Sandeep Saurav were among prominent winners from the opposition camp.
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM won five seats.
Here is the latest break-up:
NDA: 202
BJP: 89
JDU: 85
LJP-R: 19
HAM: 5
RLM: 4
MGB/GRAND ALLIANCE: 35
RJD: 25
Congress 6
CPI-ML: 2
IIP: 1
CPI-M: 1
Follow the live updates of the Bihar election results 2025 here.
Live Updates
- 14 Nov 2025 1:35 PM IST
NDA leads in 200 seats, Mahagathbandhan at just 37
NDA is now leading in 200 seats with the Mahagathbandhan leading in only in 37 54 out of the 243 seats in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections.
- 14 Nov 2025 1:21 PM IST
Tharoor urges caution, calls for post-poll review
As the NDA maintains a strong lead in the Bihar Assembly Election, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has urged caution in drawing early conclusions, noting that the final results are yet to be officially confirmed.
"It's a question of leading at the moment. They are leading by a rather large margin. But let's wait for the Election Commission to discuss and disclose the results," he said.
Tharoor acknowledged the need for introspection within the Congress, while also pointing out the role of its ally. "I am sure that the party has a responsibility to study in detail the causes. But remember, we were not the senior partner in the alliance and that RJD also has to look carefully at its own performance," he added.
He stressed the importance of taking a broad view of the outcome. "It's very important that we look at the totality of our performance. Elections are about a number of factors," he said.
Tharoor also commented on the role of welfare schemes in influencing voters. "The women voters were certainly given some incentives just before the Code of Conduct... I don't think it's a healthy practice," he noted, adding that similar trends have been observed in Maharashtra and other states.
- 14 Nov 2025 1:11 PM IST
BJP leads in 90 seats, JD(U) 80; RJD at 30, Congress 4
The BJP is now leading in 90 seats, and its NDA alliance partner JD(U) is leading in 80 seats. While the Opposition RJD and Congress are respectively leading in 30 and four seats.
- 14 Nov 2025 1:08 PM IST
NDA leads in 198 seats, Grand Alliance trails with 39
The NDA is now leading in 198 seats, and the Opposition Grand Alliance is still trailing with leads in only 39 seats.
- 14 Nov 2025 1:04 PM IST
Tejashwi Yadav leads by 585 votes in Raghopur
RJD leader and Grand Alliance CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav is now leading by 585 votes from the Raghopur constituency.
- 14 Nov 2025 12:59 PM IST
KC Tyagi credits Nitish’s leadership for JD(U)’s strong show
JD(U) leader KC Tyagi credited Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's "charismatic" leadership for the NDA's strong showing in early trends of the assembly election results. Tyagi said the JD(U) had maintained from the beginning that it would secure around 80 seats.
“Even before the elections began, it was said that JD(U) would win around 80 seats. This became possible due to the charismatic leadership of Nitish Kumar,” Tyagi told ANI.
Taking a dig at the Opposition, he added, “RJD+ sometimes says they will score a bumper victory, but when results come, they blame the Election Commission, EVMs, or the SIR.”
- 14 Nov 2025 12:54 PM IST
BJP leads in 88 seats, JD(U) 79; RJD at 32, Congress 4
The BJP is leading in 88 seats and its NDA alliance partner is leading in 79 seats. As for the Opposition, the RJD is leading in 32 seats and Congress is leading only in four seats.
- 14 Nov 2025 12:53 PM IST
NDA leads in 195 seats, Grand Alliance trails at 42
The NDA alliance is now leading in 195 seats in Bihar while the Opposition Grand Alliance is leading in 42 seats.
- 14 Nov 2025 12:51 PM IST
Congress needs organisation overhaul, says Digvijaya Singh
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has called for urgent introspection within the party following its poor performance in the Bihar Assembly elections. As per the latest data, the Congress is expected to win only six seats, down from 19 in the previous election. Singh stressed the need for the party to strengthen its grassroots network, saying, “Congress needs to pay special attention to its organisation. Today's election is about intensive public contact at the polling booth, not rallies and public meetings," reported NDTV.
The veteran leader also supported the party’s charge that votes were “stolen” under the guise of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter rolls, which the Election Commission claimed was a routine cleaning exercise.
Singh alleged that the majority of voters whose names were removed belonged to poor, Dalit, and minority communities. “What I suspected has come true. 6.2 million votes were cut, 2 million added, and 5 lakh cast without filling the SIR form,” he posted online.
He further raised doubts about the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The Congress has accused the EC of aiding the BJP through the SIR exercise, which reportedly removed 69 lakh voters in Bihar, a claim the Election Commission has denied.
- 14 Nov 2025 12:44 PM IST
RJD trails in Danapur despite Lalu's roadshow for Ritlal
In Danapur, RJD is facing a setback as its candidate and incumbent MLA Ritlal Yadav trails by over 6,000 votes behind BJP’s Ram Kripal Yadav. Ritlal, who contested from jail, was backed strongly by RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, who held his only roadshow of the campaign in this constituency.
The seat held personal significance for Lalu’s family. Ram Kripal Yadav, once a close aide of Lalu, switched to the BJP in 2014 and defeated Lalu’s daughter Misa Bharati in Patliputra in 2014 and 2019. Though Misa won in 2024, Ram Kripal now returns to state politics with this contest.
