Bihar Elections Results 2025 Live Updates
Bihar Elections Results 2025 Live Updates: The NDA (National Democratic Alliance) has taken a comfortable lead after five hours of vote counting in Bihar on Friday, 14 November. The alliance is currently ahead in 190 of the state's 243 seats.
A record 67.13 percent of voters cast their ballots in the two phases of polling on 6 and 11 November—the highest turnout in the state since 1951.
Most exit polls had predicted a victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), and more seats for the BJP as compared to 2020 Assembly election.
Female voters exceeded male voters during polling, with 71.78 percent registered women coming out to vote. The same figure for men was 62.98 percent.
Tejashwi Yadav slammed the exit polls, claiming they were formed "under pressure" from the BJP.
The Election Commission said that this is the first time in recent history that no discrepancies were found at polling stations after scrutiny.
The SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of voter rolls in Bihar was conducted ahead of the state elections.
The key candidates in the polls are Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, Samrat Chaudhary, Mangal Pandey, Maithili Thakur, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Renu Devi, and Tarkishore Prasad.
JD(U) leaders celebrating the party's leads in the Bihar polls.
(Photo: PTI)
Tejashwi Yadav Headed for Big Defeat
As per EC data, the Opposition's chief ministerial-candidate Tejashwi Yadav is headed for a huge defeat. He is currently traling BJP’s Santosh Kumar by 7,500 votes.
Owaisi's AIMIM Leading in 6 Seats
Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM is currently leading in six seats in the Bihar polls. The party had won five during the previous election in 2020.
Tej Pratap Trailing By Over 26,000 Votes
Tejashwi Yadav's brother and expelled RJD leader Tej Pratap is currently trailing from Mahua by over 26,000 votes and is at the third position. LJP(RV)'s Sanjay Kumar Singh is leading from the constituency.