Patna: The counting of votes across all 243 Bihar assembly constituencies began on Friday, 14 November 2025, with over 4,372 counting tables, 243 Returning Officers, and around 18,000 counting agents in place. As the trends emerge, several opposition leaders have raised concerns about electoral irregularities.
The 2025 Bihar Assembly elections have produced a decisive lead for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with early trends showing the alliance comfortably surpassing the 200-seat mark out of 243 constituencies. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to emerge as the single-largest party within the coalition, strengthening its dominance alongside JD(U), LJP(RV), HAMS, and RLM.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, already the state’s longest-serving leader, looked set for a fifth successive term. Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD retained his Raghopur seat by over 11,000 votes, but the Mahagathbandhan lagged significantly behind, leading in only 33 seats. Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj remained without a lead.
As counting continued, senior BJP leaders, including Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and JP Nadda, arrived at the party headquarters in Delhi, with celebrations reported in Patna. Exit polls had broadly predicted an NDA sweep, while Tejashwi Yadav had earlier dismissed those projections. Voter turnout across the two-phase election reached a historic 67.13 per cent.
The counting of votes for the 243-member Bihar Assembly began at 8 am on 14 November, following two phases of polling held on 6 and 11 November. By 5.30 pm, early trends placed the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) firmly ahead, leading in 202 seats—well above the majority mark and surpassing its 2020 tally of 122. The JD(U), a key constituent of the alliance, positioned Nitish Kumar to extend his tenure as Bihar’s longest-serving chief minister.
The Mahagathbandhan, led by the RJD and Congress, trailed with leads in 33 seats. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav secured a win in Raghopur by more than 11,000 votes. However, several prominent candidates from both alliances, including Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, and JJD’s Tej Pratap, awaited formal declarations. Jan Suraaj, led by Prashant Kishor, did not register any leads. Bihar witnessed a record turnout of 67.13 per cent, indicating stronger public engagement with the 2025 election.
