NDA Leads On 197 Seats In Bihar; PM Modi To Speak At BJP HQ At 6 PM Today

Published: Friday, November 14, 2025, 13:58 [IST]

Bihar Assembly Election Results 2025: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is poised for a sweeping victory in Bihar, where polling was conducted in two phases on November 6 and 11.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach the BJP headquarters in New Delhi at 6 pm on Friday to address party workers as the alliance surges ahead in the state.

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In the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP-led NDA appears to be winning, with leads on 197 seats, including 89 for BJP, 89 for JDU, and 21 for LJP(Ram Vilas), while RJD leads on 30 seats, according to the Election Commission of India.

NDA Leads On 197 Seats In Bihar PM Modi To Speak At BJP HQ At 6 PM Today

According to the latest figures available on the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, the NDA is leading on 197 seats. Within the alliance, the BJP is ahead on 89 seats, while its partners - the Janata Dal United (JDU) and Union Minister Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) - are leading on 89 and 21 seats, respectively.

Other NDA partners are also performing strongly. Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) and Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) are leading on four seats each.

Mahagathbandhan trails heavily

The Mahagathbandhan appears to be facing a major setback. As per the trends released by the ECI, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is ahead on only 30 seats, while both the Congress and Mukesh Sahani's Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) seem unlikely to open their accounts.

On the Left side of the alliance, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) is leading on four seats, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is ahead on one seat.

BJP hails Nitish Kumar as Bihar's 'vikas purush'

With the NDA heading for a stronger mandate, BJP state president Dilip Kumar Jaiswal credited Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the performance, noting that public sentiment was always clear.

"During the first and second phases itself, it was clear from the voters' faces and their words that the NDA government was retaining power," Jaiswal told PTI. He added that Bihar's voters had reaffirmed their trust in "the world's most popular leader, Narendra Modi."

"These are trends. I agree. Exit polls are also not exact. But I have full faith in the people's mandate. Just wait and watch," he said.

Published On November 14, 2025