Patna: The NDA has achieved an unprecedented victory in the Bihar elections. The NDA’s historic win wasn’t limited to seats, but its vote share was also clearly visible. The BJP and JDU had claimed approximately 101 seats each.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s historic victory in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections once again proved that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s grassroots support remain unwavering. After 15 years, the NDA has achieved a double century in terms of seats, securing a landslide majority.
The NDA has achieved an unprecedented victory in the Bihar elections this time. The alliance won a total of 202 seats, a significant increase of 80 seats compared to the previous election. Its vote share also increased to 47%. The BJP and JDU had staked their claim to approximately 101 seats each. The Grand Alliance suffered a crushing defeat. With the historic turnout in the state, the people of Bihar delivered a landslide victory, giving the NDA a massive mandate.
BJP Becomes the Largest Party
The BJP performed resoundingly well this time, winning 89 seats, increasing its tally by 15 seats compared to the previous election, becoming the largest party in the state. The JDU also made a strong comeback, securing a 42-seat lead with 85 seats.
The LJP (RV), which contested the assembly elections for the first time as a part of the NDA, won 19 seats, while Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM and Upendra Kushwaha’s RLM won 5 and 4 seats, respectively. This performance of these parties was crucial in securing the alliance a decisive majority.
The Grand Alliance’s Crucial Defeat
This election was a major setback for the Grand Alliance. The alliance was reduced to 35 seats overall, a significant drop from 79 seats last time. Their vote share was 39%, but this did not translate into any gains in seats. The RJD won only 25 seats, a decrease of 50 from the previous election. Congress, which contested 61 seats, also performed poorly, dropping 13 seats to just six. Others, including the Left parties, won four seats.
Mukesh Sahni, who had staked his claim for the position of Deputy CM in the Grand Alliance, lost. His party, which had staked its claim for 60 seats during the seat-sharing agreement, contested only 15 seats after much persuasion, but failed to secure even a single seat in the results. Sahni was consistently seen with Tejashwi Yadav during the election campaign. In such a situation, questions are now being raised whether Mukesh Sahni proved to be a weak link for the Grand Alliance.
Owaisi’s Party Performs Well
Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM performed remarkably well in the Bihar Assembly elections, winning five seats. The party fielded candidates in 29 of the 243 seats, 24 of which fall in the Muslim-dominated Seemanchal region. This is the same area where Owaisi’s party has grown rapidly in recent years. The party registered resounding victories in Aamro, Kochadhaman, Baisi, Jokihat, and Bahadurganj.
The BSP also won one seat.
Jan Suraj Party Flops
Prashant Kishore’s Jan Suraj Party, which was considered the ‘X-factor’, failed to make a significant impact. Despite addressing issues like unemployment and migration, the party failed to change the political dynamics of the state. PK’s party, which launched its electoral campaign with great fanfare, failed to even open its account.
BJP-JDU vote share increased, Grand Alliance’s decreased
The NDA’s historic victory in Bihar wasn’t limited to seats, but its vote share was also clearly visible. The BJP’s vote share increased to 20.07%, up from 19.46% in 2020. This time, the BJP contested only 101 seats instead of 110.
Similarly, the JDU saw the most significant jump in this election. The party’s vote share increased from 15.39% to 19.26%. The JDU contested fewer seats than last time, only 101 instead of 115.
The RJD, the largest party in the Grand Alliance, contested 141 seats this time and secured a 23% vote share, slightly lower than 23.11% in 2020. While the vote share remained roughly stable, the sharp decline in seats indicates that the geography of the vote did not favor it this time.
Congress’s vote share also fell to 8.72%, down from around 9.5% in 2020. Last time, it contested 70 seats, while this time it was limited to 61. Among the Left parties, the CPI(ML) Liberation’s vote share declined from 3.16% to 2.84%.
Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM, contesting alone, secured nearly 2% of the vote share. This is an increase from 1.24% in 2020, indicating the party’s increased political influence in some areas.
