The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, which includes Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), scripted history on Friday with the latest counting trends giving the alliance a massive 208 seats in Bihar assembly elections 2025. This is the alliance's best-ever performance in Bihar's electoral history, breaking its previous record of 206 seats in the 2010 assembly elections.
The Mahagathbandhan has been left red-faced in the state. The Tejashwi Yadav-led alliance has been limited to a mere 28 seats.
Bihar voted in the 2025 Assembly elections in two phases, the first on November 6 and the second on November 11. This year's polls saw a record voter turnout across the state. According to the Election Commission, 65.08 per cent of voters cast their ballots in the first phase, while the second phase recorded an even higher turnout of 69.20 per cent. The total voter turnout in the state was recorded at 67.13 per cent, the highest-ever in Bihar’s history.
Mahagathbandhan falls behind
The Mahagathbandhan, or grand alliance, appears to be facing a sweeping defeat in Bihar. As per trends from the Election Commission, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is leading in only 24 seats, while the Congress is left with 2 and Mukesh Sahani’s Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) unlikely to open it's accounts.
Among the Left partners, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation leads in four seats, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) are leading on two and on seats respectively. Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party has tanked.
PM Modi to address BJP workers today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi at 6 pm on Friday, where he is set to address party workers.
BJP's state unit chief, Dilip Kumar Jaiswal, has praised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the victory, stating that the public mood was never in doubt. "From the very first and second phases, it was clear from the voters' faces and their words that the NDA government was set to retain power," he told news agency PTI, adding that the people of Bihar had placed their trust in "the world's most popular leader, Narendra Modi."
