NDA wave sweeps Bihar; Opposition in tatters
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
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- 14 Nov 2025 10:50 AM IST
Bihar elections 2025: NDA leads in 183, MGB in 54 seats
NDA is now leading in 183 seats with the Mahagathbandhan leading in only 54 out of the 243 seats in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections.
- 14 Nov 2025 10:45 AM IST
NDA poised for Bihar win; Giriraj Singh says Bengal is “next target”
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) appears set to retain power in Bihar, crossing the majority mark of 122 seats out of the 243 constituencies.
As the trend became clear, Union Minister Giriraj Singh declared that the alliance’s “next target” would be West Bengal. Calling the outcome a mandate for “peace, justice, and development,” Singh said Bihar had rejected “chaos, corruption, or loot,” adding that voters had witnessed instability during Tejashwi Yadav’s brief stint in government, reported NDTV.
The opposition Mahagathbandhan, led by the RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, is ahead in 78 seats. Poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj, dismissed by many as a non-starter, is leading in two. Exit polls had largely predicted an NDA victory, with an aggregate of nine surveys estimating 147 seats for the ruling alliance and around 90 for the grand alliance. The results will also decide whether Nitish Kumar secures a fifth consecutive term as chief minister.
- 14 Nov 2025 10:31 AM IST
'Tiger abhi zinda hai': Poster outside Nitish residence
A striking poster featuring Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar standing beside a tiger, captioned boldly 'tiger abhi zinda hai' (tiger is alive), appeared outside his residence in Patna on Friday morning, just as the NDA opened up a clear early lead in the Assembly elections.
The poster, cinematic in its framing and unmistakably designed to project authority, quickly became a magnetic point for cameras and cadre alike.
It went up at around the same time the Election Commission began flashing the day's first substantive trends.
- 14 Nov 2025 10:19 AM IST
Bihar minister Leshi Singh leads
Bihar minister and JD(U) candidate Leshi Singh leads in Dhamdaha by 792 votes over RJD's Santosh Kumar: EC
- 14 Nov 2025 10:19 AM IST
Tejashwi Yadav leads
Mahagathbandhan's CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav of RJD leads in Raghopur by 893 votes, BJP's Satish Kumar trails: EC
- 14 Nov 2025 10:18 AM IST
Bihar Dy CM Samrat Choudhary leads in Tarapur
Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary of BJP leads in Tarapur by 2,690 votes, RJD's Arun Kumar trails, according to the Election Commission (EC).
- 14 Nov 2025 10:07 AM IST
NDA's lead surges to 161
As counting began for the Bihar Assembly elections on Thursday (November 14), early trends indicated that the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had crossed the halfway mark of 161 seats, widening its lead over the Mahagathbandhan (MGB).
As per the latest udpates, the NDA is ahead in 161 constituencies, with the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar–led Janata Dal (United) leading in 75 and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 70 seats respectively.
The Mahagathbandhan is leading in only 75 seats. Tejashwi Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is ahead in 58 constituencies, and the Congress in just 17 seats.
