Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Tejashwi Yadav, Maithili Thakur lead amid high-stakes battle for Bihar | India News

Bihar election results 2025 LIVE: The 243-member Bihar Assembly went to the polls in two phases: November 6 and November 11. On both days, ECI reported a new record for voter turnout in Bihar’s polling history.

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: The Election Commission has begun the counting of votes for the results for the Bihar assembly polls on Friday. The 2025 elections is a high-stakes contest between Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) and RJD, led by Tejashwi Yadav. The 243-member Bihar Assembly went to the polls in two phases: November 6 and November 11. On both days, ECI reported a new record for voter turnout in Bihar’s polling history.…Read More

The key contest of the Bihar elections is between Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav. The incumbent JD(U) leader will be eyeing his tenth term as chief minister. However, he has not been named as the official NDA candidate for CM.

Meanwhile, Tejashwi Yadav from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, is striving to hold the post for the first time and oust the Nitish Kumar-led government.

In the previous 2020 assembly elections, the NDA — led by the BJP and JD(U) — had narrowly retained power with 125 seats, just above the majority mark of 122. This time, the NDA alliance is backed by HAM and other NDA partners, hoping to secure another term.

On the other side, the RJD-Congress-led Mahagatbandhan, led by Tejashwi Yadav, aims to oust the long-serving CM, banking on anti-incumbency and promises of change.

Bihar election results 2025 | Key details

-The 2025 Bihar elections concluded with a historic highest-ever voter turnout of 66.91%. As per ECI, this is the highest voter turnout recorded in the State since 1951. The polling body further added that of this, 62.8% voters were male and 71.6% were female.

-The counting of votes for all 243 assembly constituencies will begin from 8 AM onwards. The election was held in two phases on November 6 and 11.

-Apart from the three CM names, some of the other key names in the fray are former deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad, and Bhojpuri singers Khesari Lal Yadav and Maithili Thakur.

-As per the Exit Polls for the Bihar assembly, the JD(U)-led NDA alliance is projected for a big win on Friday, with the Mahagatbandhan alliance losing out. Meanwhile, Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj has been projected to win zero to four seats of 243.

Follow all the updates here:

Nov 14, 2025 10:18:25 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Late gangster’s son Osama Shahab leads

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Osama Shahab, the RJD candidate from Raghunathpur, is currently in the lead.

Better known as the son of the late gangster Mohd Shahabuddin in Bihar’s Siwan district, Osama Shahab is currently in the lead with 4,051 votes.

Nov 14, 2025 10:16:29 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Jan Suraaj nowhere to be seen amid EC counting

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj is yet to appear on the ECI sheet for vote counting.

While early trends showed three leads for JSP, ECI data is yet to refelct any leads for the Prashant Kishor-led party

Nov 14, 2025 10:09:58 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: ECI trends at 10 AM

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: With the counting underway for the Bihar assembly election results, the ECI trends at 10 am show that the the JD(U) has emerged as the largest single party. Here’s where the numbers stand –

• BJP: 50
• JD (U): 58
• LJP (RV); 15
• HAM-S: 4
• RJD; 30
• Cong: 10
• CPI-ML- 2
• AIMIM: 1
• VIP: 1
• CPM: 1

Nov 14, 2025 10:04:55 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Bhojpuri singers in fray – one leads, one far behind

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: For the 2025 Bihar Chunav, two key Bhojpuri singers are among the key candidates in fray.

From the BJP, 25-year-old Maithili Thakur is in the lead from the Alinagar seat. If she wins, Thakur would make history as the youngest MLA to be elected in office.

Meanwhile, Shatrughan Yadav, alias Khesari Lal yadav is trailing far behind in the Chapra seat.

With his entry, the RJD aims to harness his celebrity appeal to attract young voters in the Chapra constituency. His candidature represents the Mahagathbandhan’s strategy to strengthen its base in Saran district, where he enjoys significant fan following.

Nov 14, 2025 9:58:22 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Tej Pratap Yadav leads in Mahua in battle against father’s party

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Tej Pratap Yadav up against his father Lalu’s party in Mahua. RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son, Tej Pratap Yadav, is attempting to turn over a new leaf by contesting the polls — even as his father’s party has fielded another candidate against him.

Tej Pratap Yadav is representing the Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD) party and his up against sitting legislator Mukesh Raushan representing Lalu Yadav’s RJD, and Ashma Parveen, an Independent candidate.

As per ECI data, Tej Pratap Yadav is trailing at third, behind RJD candidate Mukesh Kumar Raushan. Meanwhile, Sanjay Kumar Singh from LJP(Ram Vilas) is currently leading.

Follow the latest updates on the Mahua assembly seat results here.

Nov 14, 2025 9:49:09 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Bhojpuri star Khesari Lal Yadav trails in Chapra

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: RJD candidate Shatrughan Yadav, the Bhojpuri singer and actor popularly known as Khesari Lal Yadav is trailing from Chapra.

The singer, who is contesting the election by the name Shatrughan Yadav, is currently behid BJP’s Chhoti Kumari in early trends and ECI data.

Nov 14, 2025 9:42:09 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: BJP’s Maithili Thakur could script history if she wins Alinagar

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Bhojpuri singer Maithili Thakur Thakur is currently in the lead from Alinagar based on early trends.

If she wins, the 25-year-old could join the list of the youngest-ever elected MLAs in the country.

While the BJP is relying on a younger candidate and on Thakur’s popularity as a folk singer, the RJD aims to snatch the seat that slipped from them in 2020.

Nov 14, 2025 9:37:02 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE:Tarkishore Prasad set to retain Katihar

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Tarkishore Prasad from the Bharatiya Janata Party and is the sitting MLA from the Katihar seat. Prasad has been the winning candidate for the assembly constituency in 2015 and 2020 elections as well.

Since 2005, Prasad has been the strongman for the Katihar seat. He secured his first-ever assembly term in 2005 from the seat. In 2010, 2015 and 2020, the BJP leader yet again secured his win.

For the 2025 elections, Prasad is up against Vikassheel Insaan Party’s (VIP) Saurabh Kumar Agarwal and Ghazi Sharique Ahmad of the Jan Suraaj Party.

As per early trends and ECI data, Prasad is currently leading from the Katihar seat and if things go his way, he will mark his fifth win from the assembly constituency.

Nov 14, 2025 9:29:40 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Chirag Paswan’s LJP(RV) at 5 leads

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Union minister Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) has secured five leads in the counting of votes.

As per ECI data at 9:20 AM, LJP(RV) is leading from five seats – Darauli, Bakhtiarpur, Fatuha, Bodh Gaya and Gobindpur.

Nov 14, 2025 9:19:12 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: What is the controversy surrounding JD(U) candidate Anant Kumar Singh?

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: JD(U) candidate Anant Kumar Singh is currently leading from the Mokama constituency. This lead for the former MLA comes amid his arrest after the murder of a Jan Suraaj supporter.

On October 30, Dularchand Yadav was shot dead during firing between two groups amid the election campaign in Mokama.

In relation to the case, Singh was arrested by Patna Police along with two associates, Manikant Thakur and Ranjeet Ram.

“It was found that all this happened in the presence of the candidate, Anant Singh, who is also the main accused in the case. Anant Singh has been arrested. His accomplices, Manikant Thakur and Ranjeet Ram, have also been arrested with him,” Patna SSP Kartikeya Sharma told HT.

Nov 14, 2025 9:14:16 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: RJD emerges as largest party, but alliance continues to trail

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: In early trends, the RJD has already crossed 50, emerging as the largest individual party. But the alliance it leads, the Mahagathbandhan with Congress and others, is trailing the BJP-JD(U)-led NDA. This reflects, so far, what happened in 2020, when the RJD was the largest party with 75 seats, but its alliance fell short of power as the others could not get many seats.

Nov 14, 2025 9:10:59 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: ECI trends in, BJP maintains lead

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: With the first trends from the Election Commission of India now in, the BJP is currently in the lead with six seats. As per data at 9:06 AM, the BJP has secured six leads, with RJD and Chirag Paswan’s LJP(Ram Vlias) at two leads each.

Meanwhile, the incumbent JD(U) has one lead as per ECI.

Nov 14, 2025 9:01:45 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Congress leads from six seats in early trends

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: As per early trends, the Indian National Congress has secured six leads from the seats of Kutumba, Kishanganj, Kadwa, Hisua, BIkram and Karbigha.

Here are the candidates in the fray –

Rajesh Kumar from Kutumba

Qamrul Hoda from Kishanganj

Shakeel Ahmad Khan from Kadwa

Nitu Kumar from Hisua

ANil Kumar from Bikram

Trishuldhari Singh from Barbigha

Nov 14, 2025 8:56:55 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: NDA leads in over 80 seats, MGB trails at 64

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: While RJD maintains a strong lead, the Mahagatbandhan alliance is trailing when it comes to overall trends.

As per the latest data from PValue Tracker, the NDA alliance, comprising BJP, JD(U) and others, are in the lead in at least 81 seats.

Follow the latest updates on the Bihar election result counting here

Nov 14, 2025 8:52:31 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Khesari Lal Yadav trails from Chapra seat

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: From Chapra, RJD’s Shatrughan Yadav, the Bhojpuri singer and actor better known by his stage name Khesari Lal Yadav, is trailing against BJP’s Chhoti Kumari. He has pitched himself as a prominent supporting actor to Tejashwi Yadav.

Nov 14, 2025 8:49:17 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: RJD earns strong lead in early trends

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: As per early trends from PValue, the Rashtriya Janta Dal has managed to secure a strong lead. Based on the data provided by PValue Track, RJD candidates are in the lead in 52 seats. Meanwhile, the BJP trails with 38 leads and JD(U) has secured leads in 36 seats.

Nov 14, 2025 8:42:32 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Tejashwi Yadav’s govt is coming, says RJD leader

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: With the counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly elections underway, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Vishvanath Yadav on Friday expressed confidence in his party’s prospects, asserting that “Tejashwi’s government is coming in Bihar.”

Speaking to reporters in Gaya, RJD leader said, “There is support from everyone, and there is a feeling of change in Bihar, and Tejashwi’s government is coming. When it comes to Gaya, the Gaya district is always lucky for the RJD party. When nobody supported RJD, people of the Gaya district always supported us.”

As per PValue Track, RJD candidates are currently leading from 32 seats.

Nov 14, 2025 8:40:33 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates result LIVE: Late gangster Mohd Shahabuddin’s son leads from Raghunathpur.

Bihar election key candidates result LIVE: Osama Shahab, the RJD candidate from Raghunathpur is leading.

He is better known as the son of the late gangster Mohd Shahabuddin in Bihar’s Siwan district. Osama Shahab did not speak much at his rallies, letting other leaders do the talking, while he banked on his father’s ‘bahubali’ image.

Nov 14, 2025 8:32:21 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: JSP earns two leads in early trends

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Newcomer Jan Suraaj party has earned two leads in early trends.

As per PValue Track, Bhojpuri singer Ritesh Ranjan Pandey and popular influencer Manish Kashyap are leading from the Kargahar and Chanpatia seats, respectively.

Nov 14, 2025 8:29:30 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Jailed candidate Anant Kumar of JD(U) leads from Mokama

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: JD(U) candidate Anant Kumar Singh is currently in the lead from the Mokama constituency. Based on the early trends from PValue Track, the jailed candidate is set to retain a seat he has won multiple times in the past.

His wife, Neelam Devi from RJD currently holds the MLA office. Kumar was jailed earlier this month in a case related to the murder of a Jan Suraaj supporter.

Nov 14, 2025 8:16:30 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Maithili Thakur leads in early trends

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Maithili Thakur from the BJP has taken a lead in very early trends. Thakur is up against Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Binod Mishra for the Alinagar assembly seat, which is also one of the most closely watched contests of the Mithilanchal region.

Who is Maithili Thakur?

Hailing from Benipatti in Madhubani district, about 35 km from Alinagar. She and her brothers, Rishav and Ayachi, rose to fame through social media performances celebrating Bihar’s folk heritage. Recipient of the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar from the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Thakur represents the youngest face in the BJP’s candidate list.

After joining the party, she said, “Whatever job the party assigns to me, I will do it with full dedication.” Seen as a cultural icon, Thakur’s entry has energised the BJP’s campaign and widened its youth appeal in north Bihar.

Follow latest updates from the Alinagar seat here

Nov 14, 2025 8:02:23 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: ECI begins counting of votes

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: The Election Commission of India has begun the counting of votes for the Bihar assembly elections 2025. ECI will first count the postal ballots, followed by the votes cast through EVMs.

Nov 14, 2025 7:58:40 AM IST

Bihar election 2025 key candidates results LIVE: Tejashwi Yadav contesting from Raghopur

Bihar election 2025 key candidates results LIVE: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav is contesting against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Satish Kumar Yadav from his traditional bastion of Raghopur in Vaishali district.

In this election, Yadav is seeking a third consecutive term in the seat. Tejashwi has positioned himself as the primary challenger to the ruling NDA, led by chief minister Nitish Kumar.

His spirited campaign, rooted in promises of employment, social justice, and development, reflects his effort to expand RJD’s appeal beyond its core base.

Follow latest updates on the Raghopur seat here.

Nov 14, 2025 7:32:49 AM IST

Bihar election 2025 key candidates results LIVE: Can Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj prove the exit polls wrong?

Bihar elections 2025 key candidates results LIVE: The 2025 Bihar elections saw a new entry – Prashant Kishor and his Jan Suraaj party.

With the exit poll numbers in, the PK impact is said to leave a very small dent in the state of Bihar politics.

As per various pollsters, JSP is set for a major loss in the assembly elections. Here’s is what various pollsters projected for Jan Suraaj –

Axis My India: 0-2

Vote Vibe: 0-2

CNX: 0-2

Dainik Bhaskar: 0

People’s Pulse: 0-5

DVC Research polls survey: 2-4

Today’s Chanakya: 0

Nov 14, 2025 7:20:42 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Results to be announced today

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: The Election Commission of India will be declaring the results for the Bihar assembly polls on Friday. The counting of votes is set to begin at 8 AM. As per exit polls, the JD(U)-led NDA alliance is set to win the elections with at least 125 seats, which is above the majority mark of 122.

Nov 14, 2025 6:57:47 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Exit polls predict win for NDA, but the more popular CM is…

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Despite the landslide win projected for the JD(U)-led NDA alliance, exit polls have stated that the popular choice for chief minister is not from the ruling alliance.

On preference as the chief minister, People’s Pulse found Tejashwi Yadav to be more popular than Nitish Kumar, the Janata Dal United supremo, who has been at the top office for nine terms.

As per the pollster, the RJD leader has received 32 per cent of the votes. Nitish Kumar came in second with 30 percent of the vote. Meanwhile, tied for third were Union Minister Chirag Paswan of the LJP (Ram Vilas) and the Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor at 8%.

Nov 14, 2025 6:34:33 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Is Nitish Kumar in the running for CM?

JD(U) chief and incumbent chief minister Nitish Kumar has not been offiicially named as the CM candidate for the NDA alliance. However, it is assumed that Kumar will be named for the top office. If so, Kumar will be looking at this tenth term as chief minister of Bihar.

Union Education Minister and BJP in charge of Bihar Dharmendra Pradhan has stated that there is no confusion regarding the face and that Nitish Kumar will be fielded as CM. However, an official announcement for the same is yet to be made.

Nov 14, 2025 6:28:02 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav among key names to watch out for

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: With the results set to be declared today for the Bihar assembly elections, here’s a look at some of the key names to watch out for –

• Tejashwi Yadav – RJD
• Tej Pratap Yadav – RJD
• Samrat Choudhary – BJP
• Maithili Thakur -BJP
• Prashant Kishor – JSP
• Anant Singh Kumar – JD(U)
• Khesari Lal Yadav – RJD

Nov 14, 2025 6:15:18 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: What happened in 2020?

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: In the previous 2020 assembly elections, the NDA — led by the BJP and JD(U) — narrowly retained their power with 125 seats, just above the majority mark of 122. Meanwhile, RJD-led Mahagathbandhan won 110. AIMIM won five seats, Chirag Paswan’s LJP, BSP, and Independents won eight each.

Nov 14, 2025 6:09:01 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: When were the elections held?

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Bihar went to the polls in two phases. The first phase of the elections was held on November 6 for 121 constituencies.

The remaining 122 constituencies went to the polls in the second and final phase on November 11. The results for all 243 seats will be declared today.

Nov 14, 2025 5:56:24 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Know your alliances

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: The BJP will be fighting the Bihar elections in an alliance with Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha and Rashtriya Lok Morcha.

Meanwhile for the Mahagathbandhan alliance comprises the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Indian National Congress, the Communist Marxist Party (CPI), CPI (Marxist), the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and the CPI (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation or CPI(M-L)L.

Nov 14, 2025 5:54:43 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Women outnumbered men, recorded higher turnout

In the previous 2020 assembly elections, the NDA — led by the BJP and JD(U) — narrowly retained their power with 125 seats, just above the majority mark of 122.

Meanwhile, RJD-led Mahagathbandhan won 110. AIMIM won five seats, Chirag Paswan’s LJP, BSP, and Independents won eight each.

Nov 14, 2025 5:45:59 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: First election held after SIR

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: The Bihar assembly elections were held after the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The SIR exercise was opposed by the opposition, who claimed it was an attempt by the ruling NDA and the Election Commission to delete certain voters.

According to the ECI, the first phase of the SIR, held in Bihar, was conducted successfully. This also led to ECI commencing phase two of the exercise across India.

Nov 14, 2025 5:41:03 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Bihar sees highest voter turnout since 1951

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: The 2025 Bihar elections concluded with a historic highest-ever voter turnout of 66.91%. As per ECI, this is the highest voter turnout recorded in the State since 1951.

The polling body further added that of this, 62.8% voters were male and 71.6% were female.

Nov 14, 2025 5:39:41 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Who are the key faces for CM?

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: The key contest of the Bihar elections is between Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav. While the NDA has not named Kumar as the official name for CM, the incumbent JD(U) leader is said to be eyeing a tenth term as chief minister.

Meanwhile, Tejashwi Yadav from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, is striving to hold the post for the first time and oust the Nitish Kumar-led government.

Nov 14, 2025 5:28:29 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: What did the exit polls predict?

Most pollsters have predicted a big win for the BJP-JDU-led NDA at a range of 121-209 seats, forecasting that the Mahagathbandhan would be a distant second with 32-118 seats. The majority mark in the 243-member state Assembly is 122 seats.

However, the Axis My India projection released on Wednesday projected a narrow win for the NDA with a range of 121-141 seats, giving the Mahagathbandhan a close contest with 98-118 seats.

Meanwhile, exit poll predictions indicated little to no impact of Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party, which was being seen by some as a threat to the votes of the NDA and the Mahagathbandhan. However, most pollsters have given the JSP zero to five seats.

Nov 14, 2025 5:10:52 AM IST

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE: Counting of votes begins at 8 am

Bihar election key candidates results LIVE updates: The counting of votes for the Bihar assembly elections is set to begin at 8 am. With this, the Election Commission of India will announce the results of the Bihar assembly elections across 243 seats today. While chances are the results will be officially announced a day later, a clear picture of who is headed for a win will be available by evening, when the outcome of most seats will be known.

The Bihar assembly elections took place in two phases – November 6 and November 11 – and recorded an overall turnout of 66.91 percent.

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