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Vote counting begins in Bihar after record turnout, with NDA, Grand Alliance, and Jan Suraaj in contention. Tight security covers 46 centers across 38 districts. Over 7 crore voters decided the fate of 2,600+ candidates, monitored by officials and 18,000 agents.
All eyes on Bihar as counting begins amid tight security
Counting of votes for the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections began at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, and the initial trends have changed the political climate across the state. After two phases of voting (November 6 and 11), the highest voter turnout of 67.13 percent was recorded, making this election historic. This high voter turnout had already signaled to election experts that the public was in a mood for decisive change this time.
Bihar Verdict 2025: Early Bihar election trends show Nitish Kumar performing strongly, while the Grand Alliance is trailing in several key constituencies.
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Bihar Verdict 2025: After three rounds of counting in Mahua, Tej Pratap Yadav has fallen to fourth place. Chirag Paswan’s candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh leads, followed by RJD’s Mukesh Kumar Roshan (2nd) and AIMIM’s Amit Kumar (3rd).
Bihar Verdict 2025: In the second round of counting for Raghopur, Vaishali, Tejashwi Yadav is leading by 916 votes. BJP’s Satish Rai has secured 7,471 votes so far.
Live Bihar 2025 trends show NDA ahead on 175 seats, with JDU emerging as the largest party in the assembly.
Amid NDA’s lead in Bihar counting, Jitan Ram Manjhi asserted that Nitish Kumar will remain Chief Minister, predicting the alliance will secure over 160 seats.
Bihar Verdict 2025: In early Bihar trends, Maithili Thakur is leading Alinagar, Darbhanga by 1,200 votes. In Kesariya, JDU candidate Shalini Mishra leads by 7,050 votes in the sixth round of counting.
According to the Election Commission, Mayawati’s BSP is leading on one seat. Satish Kumar Singh Yadav is ahead from Ramgarh with 3,219 votes in the first round of counting.
Bihar Verdict 2025: As per the Election Commission’s 10:00 AM trends, JDU is the largest party. Seat-wise lead: JDU-61, BJP-56, RJD-33, LJP (Ram)-15, Congress-10, HAM-4, VIP-2, AIMIM-1, CPI(M)-1, CPI(ML)-1, TPLRSP-1.
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According to Election Commission data, BJP is leading as the largest party with 25 seats, followed by JDU-18, RJD-14, Congress-3, LJP (Ram)-6, TPLRSP-1, HAMS-1 and Left-1 in early trends.
Bihar Results Early Trends (9:30 AM): NDA crosses majority mark and leads on 141 seats, while MGB trails at 73 seats. Counting is still underway.
In the first round of counting in Sandesh, Bhojpur, NDA candidate Radhacharan Sah is leading by 700 votes. Anant Singh is also ahead in his constituency.
According to the Election Commission’s official trends at 9:30 AM, BJP is leading on 5 seats, RJD on 2, JDU on 1, and Congress on 1. The full data is available on the ECI website as counting continues.
Grand Alliance: RJD-58, Congress-7, CPIML-3, Left-1, IIP-0
NDA: BJP-58, JDU-47, LJP-2, HAM-1, RLM-1
In Purnia district, Congress candidate Mo Irfan is leading in Kasba, while NDA’s Nitesh Singh trails. In Baisi, Haji Abdus Subhan leads, leaving NDA’s Vinod Yadav behind.
Early trends in the Bihar Assembly elections show NDA leading on 103 seats, crossing the 100-seat mark. The Grand Alliance leads on 78 seats, while others are ahead on 6 seats.
Bihar election trends are heating up as both NDA and the Grand Alliance are now tied, each leading on 91 seats according to early counts.
Bihar Congress president Rajesh Ram is leading from the Kutumba seat, while Shivani Shukla is ahead from Lalganj in early election trends.
In early Bihar election trends, BJP’s Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary is trailing in Tarapur. The RJD’s Arun Kumar, representing the Grand Alliance, is currently leading on this seat.
Jyoti Singh, wife of Bhojpuri superstar Pawan Singh, is trailing in the Karakat seat. Before counting, she had confidently claimed victory, saying the people of Karakat were with her.
By 8:30 AM, NDA leads on 75 seats, Grand Alliance on 38, and others on 6. Prominent candidates ahead include Tejashwi Yadav, Vijay Sinha, Osama Shahab, and Anant Singh.
Initial trends from over 100 Bihar Assembly seats show NDA leading on 75, Grand Alliance ahead on 38, and others on 6 seats.
Grand Alliance: RJD-24, Congress-1, VIP-1, Left-1, IIP-0
NDA: BJP-22, JDU-23, LJP-3, HAM-1, RLM-1
Early trends in Bihar counting show Nitish Kumar’s NDA leading on 13 seats, Tejashwi Yadav’s Grand Alliance ahead on 8, and Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party and others leading on 5 seats.
The Election Commission has introduced a new rule: in constituencies with a large number of postal ballots, the final two rounds of EVM counting will only begin after postal ballot counting is complete.
As counting begins in the Bihar Assembly election, the first trend from postal ballots shows an early lead for Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party.
Counting for the Bihar Assembly election has begun. Officials are first tallying postal ballots, which should finish in about an hour. After that, counting of EVM votes will start.
Reacting to Tejashwi Yadav’s “change is coming” remark, JDU spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said the only change will be in Raghopur. He added that dynastic politics is ending, Bihar will trust Nitish Kumar, and people won’t rely on a 36-year-old leader.
Patna: After heavy turnout in the two-phase Bihar Assembly elections, all eyes are on today’s vote counting. The NDA, Grand Alliance, and Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party are all hopeful of forming the next government. The Election Commission has set up tight security at 46 counting centers across 38 districts.
A total of 74.5 million voters chose among 2,616 candidates. EVMs and VVPATs are under strict surveillance, with a two-tier security setup of paramilitary forces and state police.
Major alliances include the RJD-led Grand Alliance and the JD(U)-BJP-led NDA. Key candidates include Tejashwi Yadav, Samrat Choudhary, Vijay Kumar Sinha, Anant Singh, and Rajesh Kumar.
For counting, 4,372 tables and over 18,000 agents have been deployed under the supervision of returning officers and observers.
