Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Updates: Nitish Kumar's JDU Pulls Ahead Of BJP
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JDU is now past larger partner BJP in the leads, 76 to 70 as of 9:55 a.m.
The regional party's fortune were hit in 2020, when Chirag Paswan played a spoiler and pulled JDU's tally lower. That placed BJP ahead.
Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Updates: Party-Wise Check At This Hour
The NDA has now crossed the 150 mark in leads. The BJP is seen gaining + 9 seats while the JDU is making gains in more than 20. Meanwhile, the top two parties of MGB -- RJD and Congress -- are both seen 13 and 9 seats respectively. Prashant Kishore's JSP has lead in only three seats as of now.
Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Updates: Congress' Shashant Shekhar Takes Lead In Patna Sahib
Congress' Shashant Shekhar Takes has taken a the lead over NDA's Ratnesh Kumar.
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Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Updates: NDA's Wide Lead Shows Turnout Effect
NDA's strong showing today follows a long seen pattern in Indian election: when voter turnout jumps, it can either wipe out the ruling formation or deliver them a landslide win.
Bihar's voter turnout hit 67.13%, the highest ever since 1951. This means voters chose to give a strong mandate to the winning side.
Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Updates: NDA Past 150
The NDA has gone past the 150 mark, significantly crossing its 2020 tally of 125.
Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Updates: BJP Ahead In Purnia
BJP's Vijay Kumar Khemka is leading over the Congress candidate Jitendra Kumar in the urban constituency of Purnia.
Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Updates: RJD Ahead In Siwan
The RJD's Awadh Bihari Choudhary takes early slim lead of 191 against the BJP's Mangal Pandey.
Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Updates: JDU Pulls Ahead Of RJD
Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Updates: NDA Past Majority Mark
The ruling NDA is past the majority mark of 122. The BJP has secured the maximum number of leads.
Bihar Election Result 2025 Live: JDU's Lead Crosses 2020 Tally
The JDU has managed to cross its 2020 tally in terms of initial leads this morning.
In the last election, Nitish Kumar's party won 43 seats.
Bihar Election Result 2025 Live: RJD Pulls Ahead Of BJP
The RJD has pulled ahead of the BJP in the leads for the first time today.
Bihar Election Result 2025 Live: Rupee Down, Bond Yields Flat
Rupee opened 5 paise weaker at 88.72 against US Dollar. The yield on the 10-year bond opened flat at 6.48%, shows Bloomberg data.
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Bihar Election Result 2025 Live: Nifty Falls In Pre-Open
India's benchmark Nifty 50 is down nearly 1% in pre-open, as counting progresses in Bihar assembly elections 2025.
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Jan Suraaj, Congress Under 10
Mahagathbandhan partner Congress and Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party are leading in the single-digits.
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: BJP-RJD Close Fight
The BJP and RJD contest is close, replicating the 2020 action.
Both parties have leads in over 40 seats, with BJP marginally ahead.
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Maithili Thakur In The Lead
Early trends are also showing that singer Maithili Thakur, contesting on a BJP ticket and making her poll debut, is leading in Alinagar.
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: NDA Eyes 160 Seats
On the initial trends, Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal told NDTV: "We are happy with the initial trends. The 160 number is a magic figure for us. The fact that Tejashwi said he will form the government only shows his arrogance."
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Jan Suraaj Below 10
Prashant Kishor's upstart Jan Suraaj Party is leading in less than 10 seats.
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: NDA Pulls Ahead Of 60 Leads
The NDA has gone past 60 leads, against Mahagathbandhan's 40.
Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary said, "Nitish Kumar is going to become the Chief Minister. The people who used to marginalise Nitish Kumar have now understood what Nitish Kumar is." (Source: ANI)
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: EVM Counting Starts
During EVM counting, Control Units are brought to the counting tables round-wise and shown to the counting agents to verify that the seals are intact and serial numbers match the records in Form 17C (Part I).
The number of votes recorded in EVMs is cross-verified with entries in Form 17C. In case of any mismatch, VVPAT slips from that polling station are to be counted mandatorily.
After completion of EVM counting, a random selection of five polling stations per constituency is made for VVPAT verification. The slips are matched with EVM results in the presence of candidates and their counting agents.
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Nitish Kumar's Influence On Test
The most important element in the Bihar election results will be how much Nitish Kumar is able to win seats for his JDU party, according to Aditi Phadnis, Consulting Editor at Business Standard.
The BJP emerged as the larger partner in 2020 assembly polls, securing more seats than JDU. However, Modi's party now depends on Kumar for support in the Lok Sabha after the 2024 general elections pulled BJP's tally below majority mark.
Women voters will stick with the Chief Minister, she said.
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Postal Ballot Trends Show Thin NDA-MGB Gap
Early postal ballot trends show a narrow gap between the NDA and Mahagathbandhan.
NDA: 14
MGB: 8
Others: 2
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: 15 Stocks To Watch As Results Unfold
As the Election Commission of India begins counting votes for the high-stakes Bihar Assembly Election 2025, investors will be looking at companies with meaningful exposure to the state.
Sectors such as retail, infrastructure, media, housing and public services stand to gain from policy continuity and accelerated development initiatives.
Here is a list of stocks that will be in focus as the results are set to be announced on Friday.
Aditya Vision, the largest electronics retail chain in Bihar, Refex Industries, SIS, Jeena Sikho Lifecare, Ashiana Housing, V2 Retail and Hindustan Media Ventures.
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Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Early Trends Expected Shortly
Counting of votes begins across 46 centres for 243 assembly seats in Bihar. The initial trends will be out shortly.
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Postal Ballot Counting Begins
The counting of ballot votes has started. As per Commission’s directions, postal ballot counting will begin first, counting of EVMs will begin thereafter at 8.30 AM. Counting of postal ballots is to be completed before the penultimate round of EVM counting. Postal ballots are counted in the presence of candidates or their counting agents by the RO/ARO.
Polling officials during a training session on the eve of counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly Election, in Patna. (PTI Photo)
Polling officials during a training session on the eve of counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly Election, in Patna. (PTI Photo)
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Tejashwi Alleges Manipulation Even Before Counting
Tejashwi Yadav, the Chief Ministerial candidate of the opposition Mahagathbandhan, on the eve of counting, alleged a BJP plan to manipulate the results.
Speaking at a press conference late Thursday evening, Yadav said, "We have received information that a strategy has been developed to slow down the entire counting process tomorrow, especially in seats where the margins are low".
"Our appeal to all officials, and especially the Election Commission, is that -- count the votes impartially," he added.
(Source: NDTV)
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: NDA Prepares To Celebrate Victory With Laddus
Even before the results are called, celebrations have already begun within the NDA camp in Bihar, buoyed by exit polls projecting a victory for the ruling alliance.
In Patna, preparations for laddus and a massive feast are underway. BJP state executive committee member Krishna Singh Kallu has placed an order for 500 kilograms of laddus, which are being prepared with pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar placed in front of the large cooking pan.
(Source: IANS)
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: No Re-Polling
As per the Election Commission of India, there were zero repolls in the Bihar Assembly Elections, 2025. The Section 58 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, empowers the Election Commission to order re-polling in cases where irregularities, booth capturing, or other electoral malpractices are reported.
No re-polls requested by 2,616 candidates this year.
No re-polls requested by 12 recognised political parties this year.
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Nifty May Fall If NDA Loses Bihar, Says Report
Markets are keenly watching the outcome of the Bihar Assembly election results 2025.
The Indian stock market could face a short-term correction with a 5-7% drop in the benchmark Nifty 50 index if the National Democratic Alliance loses power in Bihar. According to brokerage InCred Equities, if the Bihar election results diverge from the exit polls (that predicts an NDA win), Dalal Street will price in a 'coalition discount' and brace for a surge in volatility.
NDA's loss in the eastern state could trigger a realignment at the Centre, warned the brokerage.
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Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Nitish Kumar's Long Rule And 'Palturam' Politics
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been in power since 2005, barring a brief period in 2014. Much of his tenure has been in alliance with the BJP.
In the 2015 assembly elections, Kumar dumped the BJP and joined the RJD-Congress alliance. It proved to be a landslide victory, bucking the Modi Wave nationwide.
In the last 10 years, Nitish Kumar has switched alliances thrice, earning the moniker 'Palturam' from Lalu Yadav.
Bihar Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Counting Arrangements By ECI
Across the state, counting arrangements have been made in all 243 Assembly Constituencies. Counting will be conducted by 243 Returning Officers (ROs) in the presence of 243 Counting Observers and the candidates or their agents.
A total of 4,372 counting tables staffed with one counting supervisor, a counting assistant and a micro-observer at each table have been setup. More than 18,000 Counting Agents appointed by the candidates will also to oversee the counting process.
Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Updates: Indian Markets Indicate Higher Open
Indian stock markets are looking at a positive open, ahead of the Bihar verdict where the BJP-JDU coalition is widely expected to secure a majority.
The GIFT Nifty, a futures contract based on the benchmark Nifty 50, is up nearly 0.1%.
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Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Updates: Key Alliances In A Bipolar Contest
Bihar politics has been bipolar, pitting two main alliances of national and regional parties against each other.
The NDA comprises Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP-RV), Hindustani Awam Morcha Secular, and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM).
The Mahagathbandhan bloc has Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP).
Bypoll Election Result 2025 Live Updates: Eight Assembly Seats Also In Focus
By-elections were conducted on Nov. 11 across eight assembly constituencies spanning six states and one Union Territory (UT). The seats included Budgam and Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir, Anta in Rajasthan, Ghatsila in Jharkhand, Jubilee Hills in Telangana, Tarn Taran in Punjab, Dampa in Mizoram and Nuapada in Odisha. The poll outcomes for these byelections will also be announced alongside the Bihar.
Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Updates: Previous Exit Poll Trends
In the last two assembly elections, the exit polls failed to project an accurate picture of the final outcome. In 2015, the pollsters underestimated the victory of the Mahagathbandhan, whereas in 2020, they went totally wrong in predicting the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) loss.
Similar to the last assembly polls, the Bihar assembly polls 2025 also largely witnessed a two-sided contest, pitting the Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United)-led NDA against the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-Congress-headed Mahagathbandhan.
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Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Updates: Exit Poll Cues
A poll of major exit polls suggests that the National Democratic Alliance, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is set to retain power in Bihar, whereas the Opposition bloc of Mahagathbandhan is seen as a distant second.
The NDA, co-led by the BJP and JD(U), is poised to win 146 seats, according to an aggregate of 13 major surveys released after the elections. The majority mark is 122 seats.
The Mahagathbandhan, which is led by the RJD-Congress combine, is projected to be restricted to 92 seats, according to the poll of exit polls.
Meanwhile, the Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) of poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor is predicted to win only one constituency, despite leading a spirited campaign in the state.
(Health warning: Exit polls often get it wrong.)
Bihar Election Result 2025: Welcome To Our Live Coverage
The Election Commission of India will tally the votes cast in the Bihar Assembly election 2025 today. The polls were held in two phases, Nov. 6 and 11, and recorded a turnout of 67.13%, the highest ever since 1951.
The counting of votes will commence at 8 am across the 243 constituencies of Bihar. As per the precedent, the votes cast through postal ballots are counted first, and then the electronic voting machine (EVM) votes are counted. While the early trends will start emerging minutes after the counting begins, the first set of credible trends will emerge only after 9 am, pollsters say.
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