The counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 is currently in progress, with the NDA leading in early trends over the opposition Mahagathbandhan (MGB) as of 08:54 AM IST today, November 14, 2025.
Live Updates & Early Trends
- Overall Lead: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and the BJP, has taken a significant early lead.
- Key Party Positions:
- NDA (BJP, JD(U), LJP(RV), HAM, RLM) is ahead on a majority of seats in initial trends.
- Mahagathbandhan (MGB) (RJD, Congress, Left parties, VIP) is trailing but remains competitive in several constituencies.
- Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), a new entrant led by political strategist Prashant Kishor, is also leading on a few seats, making its presence felt.
- Key Candidates Leading:
- Tejashwi Yadav (RJD) has taken an early lead in his Raghopur constituency.
- Maithili Thakur (BJP), a popular folk singer, is leading in Alinagar.
- Anant Singh (JD(U)) is leading from the Mokama seat.
- Samrat Choudhary (BJP), a current Deputy CM, is trailing in Tarapur in early trends.
- Counting Process: Counting began at 8:00 am IST, starting with postal ballots, followed by EVM votes. Elaborate security arrangements are in place at the 46 counting centers across the state.
- Expected Results: While early trends are emerging quickly, a clear picture of the likely winner is expected by evening, with final, official results to be declared later tonight on the Election Commission’s website results.eci.gov.in.
The majority mark to form a government in the 243-member Bihar Assembly is 122 seats. Most exit polls released earlier in the week had predicted a comfortable victory for the incumbent NDA
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