NDA registers landslide victory with 202 seats, MGB manages 34
The two main constituents, BJP and JD(U), achieved a strike rate of almost 85 per cent in the 101 seats they contested.
Bihar Election Results: While the results of all 243 constituencies were declared, the ruling NDA secured a huge majority in the Bihar Assembly, winning 202 seats in the 243-member Assembly. Election Commission. Mahagathbandhan (MGB) won only 35 seats and AIMIM won 5 seats. The two main constituents, BJP and JD(U), achieved a strike rate of almost 85 per cent in the 101 seats they contested. The majority score in the 243-member Parliament was 122.
Bihar Election Results 2025: BJP, JDU, RJD, INC
BJP won 89 seats from 74 in 2020; Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal(U) tasted success in 85 constituencies out of 43 constituencies. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) seat count fell from 75 to 25 and the Congress won only six out of 19 out of the 61 seats it contested.
What Nitish Kumar said
Overcoming anti-incumbency, Chief Minister Kumar thanked the people of the state for giving the NDA a “landslide” victory. In his post on Apart from being the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar, he is also serving his 9th term.
Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party (JSP)
The party backed by the former political strategist has failed to attract votes in its favour, despite a fast-paced campaign and raising pressing issues such as unemployment, immigration and industrial shortages.
Performance of NDA
NDA’s tally in Bihar comes in the backdrop of BJP’s stunning back-to-back performances in Delhi, Maharashtra and Haryana. Last year, the BJP won 132 of the 149 seats it contested in Maharashtra.
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Poor show of Mahagathbandhan
The Mahagathbandhan, which included the RJD, Congress and three Left parties, faced a crushing defeat even as surveys and opinion polls showed Prime Minister candidate Tejashwi Yadav as the most preferred leader for the top post.
Yadav was trailing initially before making up ground in the RJD stronghold of Raghopur. He defeated BJP candidate Satish Kumar by 14,532 votes. Mahagatbahndhan also struggled to protect its forts. The combination of Muslim and Yadav (MY) traditionally formed the basis of RJD’s support base in Bihar.
