Bihar Elections: News Updates and Results

Bihar Legislative Assembly election 2025

Bihar Assembly elections are scheduled to be held on 6 November and 11 November 2025 to elect the 243 members of the Legislative Assembly. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 14 November 2025.

Phase 1 – 121 Seats – 6 November
Phase 2 – 122 Seats – 11 November

Date of counting of votes 14 November 2025

Bihar Exit Poll Results

People Pulse
NDA = 133-159 Seats; INDI Alliance = 75-101 Seats; Others 2-8 Seats
Matris
NDA = 147-167 Seats; INDI Alliance = 70-90 Seats; Others 2-8 Seats
Peoples Insight
NDA = 133-148 Seats; INDI Alliance = 87-102 Seats; Others 3-6 Seats
Dainik Bhasker
NDA = 145-160 Seats; INDI Alliance = 73-91 Seats; Others 5-7 Seats
Chanakya
NDA = 130-138 Seats; INDI Alliance = 100-108 Seats; Others 3-5 Seats

RESULTS (14 November)

Opinion Polls

IANS- Matrize
NDA = 150-160 Seats; MGB = 70-85 Seats; Others 10-18 Seats

Times Now – JVC Poll
NDA= 120-140 Seats; MGB: 93-112 Seats; Others 8-11 Seats

The previous assembly elections were held in October–November 2020. After the election, the National Democratic Alliance formed the state government, with Nitish Kumar becoming Chief Minister.

Parliamentary Constituencies: 40
Assembly Constituencies: 243

Bihar Assembly Election 2020 : Results
NDA = 125 Seats (BJP = 74; JDU = 43; Others = 8)
MGB = 110 Seats (RJD = 75; INC = 19; Others= 16)
GDSF = 6 Seats
Others = 2 Seats

Indian general election: 2019
Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) = 17 Seats
Janata Dal (United) (NDA) = 16 Seats
Lok Janshakti Party (NDA) = 6 Seats
Indian National Congress (UPA) = 1 Seat

Bihar Assembly Election 2015 : Results
Total Seats 243
RJD = 80 Seats; BJP = 53 Seats; JDU = 71 Seats; INC = 27 Seats; Others = 12 Seats

Assembly elections were held in October–November 2015. In July 2017, ex Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD was charged by the CBI in a corruption case. After prolonged, but ultimately futile deliberations between the members of the Grand Alliance over Yadav resigning, Nitish Kumar resigned as Chief Minister on the 26 July 2017.

Hours after Nitish Kumar’s resignation, the JD(U) joined hands with the BJP, allowing Nitish Kumar to take oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar. The then Governor of Bihar, Keshari Nath Tripathi, administered Nitish Kumar the oath of office and secrecy in the Bihar Raj Bhavan on 27 July 2017, making Nitish Kumar the Chief Minister of Bihar for the sixth time. He gained the vote of confidence in the house with a total of 131 votes through Lobby Division voting on 28 July 2018.