BJP supporters celebrating after the massive victory in the Bihar Assembly Elections at the BJP State office in Patna on November 14, 2025.
| Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy
Beating the anti-incumbency factor in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar led the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to a huge win in the State Assembly election on Friday (November 14, 2025), with the ruling coalition’s seat tally crossing 200 in the 243-strong legislature. Mr. Kumar’s Mahila Rojgar Yojana, under which ₹10,000 was given to around 1.25 crore women over the last two months, seemed to have played an important role in his victory.
The NDA’s total vote share stood at 46.7%, while the Opposition INDIA bloc had a vote share of 37.5%.
In terms of seats, the gap is much wider. The NDA won 202 seats. The Opposition Mahagatbandhan (Grand Alliance) is facing total collapse, having won just 35 seats.
In fact, the Opposition’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has the highest vote share among all parties, winning nearly 23% of votes polled, but that has translated to a tally of just 25 seats.
The BJP had the next best vote share of 20.6% and is set to have the most legislators in the Assembly, having won 89 seats. Its NDA ally, the Janata Dal (United), which garnered a 20.3% vote share, won 85 seats. Both the BJP and the JD(U) had contested 101 seats each.
The Congress has posted its worst performance since 2010, snagging just six seats, despite a vote share of 8.9%.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi, with a 2% vote share, won only five seats.
Apart from the BJP and the JD(U), the NDA’s smaller members contributed significantly to the coalition’s tally.
The LJP(RV), led by Union Minister Chirag Paswan, posted an excellent strike rate, winning 19 of the 29 seats it had contested. More importantly, 17 of these seats had been won by the Grand Alliance in the 2020 election, cementing Mr. Paswan’s importance in the ruling alliance. The Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) led by Upendra Kushwaha won four seats, while the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) led by Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi won five.
The NDA victory comes amidst potential headwinds from anti-incumbency, allegations of vote theft levelled by the Congress, and new entrants like Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party, which failed to win even a single seat in its electoral debut.
Published – November 14, 2025 10:46 pm IST
