Bihar Assembly Election Result 2025 LIVE: NDA ahead in Bihar polls, BJP’s rise puts Chief Minister seat under spotlight

Early trends in Bihar Election 2025 show BJP leading the NDA, raising CM stakes as Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and RJD trail behind. The state braces for a crucial political shift.

In a dramatic turn of events in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has surged ahead within the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) raising key questions about the post poll power equation-especially who will occupy the chief minister’s chair.

Early trends show the NDA comfortably leading with a draft tally of 158 seats out of 243, with the BJP emerging as the single largest party by claiming leads in 81 seats, while its partner the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) is ahead on 76 seats.
Additional allies such as the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (LJP‑RV) and the Hindustani Awam Morcha (India) (HAM‑I) are making up smaller numbers.

This marks a clear shift in the state’s political fault‐line. The BJP’s strong performance in key constituencies-seats such as Rajnagar, Aurai, Baruraj, Sahebganj and Kumhrar-signifies enhanced electoral muscle.
Meanwhile, the principal opposition, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and the Indian National Congress (Congress) are far behind in early leads.

With those numbers in hand, the question on everyone’s mind: will the BJP stake claim to the chief ministership this time? Comparisons are already being drawn with the 2019 Maharashtra elections, where the BJP, riding a similar wave within the alliance, secured the top post with Devendra Fadnavis at the helm—even as its regional partners held substantial influence.

In Bihar, the dominant face of the campaign remains chief ministerial incumbent Nitish Kumar of the JD(U). But if the final results mirror these trends, BJP insiders say a “new power balance” is on the cards, with their party no longer merely the junior partner.

Of course, counting is still underway and the final numbers will determine how neatly the alliance can come to terms with the internal equation. But the message is clear: the BJP is no longer playing second fiddle in Bihar. The coming hours and days may well see intense bargaining over whose face leads the government, and if Bihar repeats a Maharashtra‑style outcome, it could mark a new chapter in the state’s political narrative.