Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 Highlights: Fresh exit polls again predict majority for NDA

The BJP on Wednesday said the high turnout of women voters in the Bihar Assembly polls was a "historic transformation" and claimed that they voted "decisively" in favour of the NDA for development and good governance.

"Since 2014, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pro-incumbency for good governance has become a new habit in Indian democracy, a trend unseen before," the party said.

The Election Commission on 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.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday said that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) containing the votes cast in the Bihar assembly elections have been placed under strict security in designated strong rooms.

Vote counting will take place on Friday at 46 centres spread across the 38 districts of the state.

According to the ECI, both the EVMs and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) used in the polling have been securely sealed and stored under a two-tier security arrangement.

Confident of its victory in the Bihar assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has placed an order for 501 kilograms of laddoos ahead of the vote counting on Friday.

In another display of optimism, a JD(U) candidate, currently in jail in connection with a murder case, has reportedly invited his supporters and voters to a feast on the day of the results to celebrate his expected win.

Polling in Bihar was conducted in two phases on November 6 and 11, with results to be declared on Friday. The state recorded its highest-ever voter turnout of 66.91 per cent since 1951.

Encouraged by exit poll projections pointing to a clear mandate for the NDA, the BJP and its allies already appear to be in a festive mood.

Axis My India has predicted 130 seats for NDA. According to the pollster, Mahagathbandhan is likely to get 110 seats. 

The counting of votes will take place on November 14, beginning at 8 a.m. under tight security arrangements across all 38 districts of the state. A total of 243 assembly seats are up for grabs, with 122 seats required for a majority.

The BJP said the high turnout of women voters in the Bihar Assembly polls was a "historic transformation", and claimed that they voted "decisively" in favour of the NDA for development and good governance. "Since 2014, under PM Narendra Modi, pro-incumbency for good governance has become a new habit in Indian democracy - a trend unseen before," the party said. Sharing provisional data on Tuesday, the Election Commission said Bihar registered an overall voter turnout of 66. 91 per cent, its highest since the first state polls in 1951.

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vinod Singh Gunjiyal said the state recorded 68.79 per cent voter turnout, provisionally, in the second and final phase of the assembly polls.

The first phase saw 65.06 percent voting. Katihar district recorded the highest turnout at 78.82 percent, followed by Kishanganj (78.13 percent), Purnia (76.09 percent), Supaul (72.56 percent), Purvi Champaran (71.30 percent), and Paschim Champaran (70.81 percent), while Nawada reported the lowest at 57.85 percent. 

The second phase of polling in Bihar witnessed a record voter turnout of 68.76 percent, the highest in the state’s history, with an overall turnout of 66.91 percent across both phase- the highest since 1951, according to the Election Commission.