Updated
Daijiworld Media Network - Patna
Patna, Nov 15: The Bihar assembly election concluded with a sweeping victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and a major setback for the Mahagathbandhan (MGB). Final tallies indicated that the NDA won about 202 of the 243 seats, while the MGB secured around 35 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single-largest party within the alliance.
The NDA’s final numbers reflected strong performances by the BJP and its key allies across the state. The BJP finished as the single-largest party, followed closely by its principal coalition partners. In contrast, the RJD and its INDIA bloc partners, who contested as the Mahagathbandhan in several constituencies, suffered significant losses compared with their expectations, resulting in a much smaller presence in the new assembly. A few seats went to independents and smaller regional parties.
With the NDA achieving a comfortable majority, the alliance gained the strength to form the government without relying on external support. The BJP’s position as the largest party bolstered its influence in internal negotiations over leadership and cabinet formation. Discussions within the alliance were expected to proceed swiftly following the confirmation of the final results.
The poor performance of the MGB was expected to trigger internal assessments among its constituent parties, with leaders preparing to re-evaluate strategies and organisational decisions.
Counting concluded statewide on Friday, after which election officials completed the formal documentation required by the Election Commission of India. Political groups on both sides began mobilising their workers as post-result processes — government formation activities for the NDA and opposition preparations for the MGB — moved forward.
Results
(Total seats 243 - Target 122)
JDU (NDA) - 202
RJD (Mahagathbandhan) - 35
Others - 6
Earlier report
Daijiworld Media Network - Patna
Patna, Nov 14: The results of the Bihar Assembly elections are all set to be declared on Friday November 14. The votes will be counted at 46 counting centres across the 38 districts. The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), in which the electoral fortunes of all the candidates have been sealed, were kept under tight security in strong rooms. The counting will begin at 8 am.
The voting for the 243-member Bihar Assembly was held in two phases on November 6 and 11. The majority mark is 122.
The stage is now being set for the highly awaited results, which will determine whether chief minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U)-BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) continues to hold power or whether Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD-led INDIA alliance replaces the nine-time chief minister.
Bihar recorded a voter turnout of 66.91 per cent in the second and final phase of voting for the Assembly elections on Tuesday, with all exit polls predicting a comfortable victory for the incumbent NDA.
Most exit polls have predicted a clear majority for the ruling NDA in Bihar, with one going as far as to project that it could win between 150 and 170 of the state's 243 seats.