Bihar election results 2025: Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal meets Nitish Kumar at CM's residence

Bihar election results 2025 live: On Bihar elections, BJP leader Jamyang Tsering Namgyal says, "...the people of Bihar have voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party and the NDA once again. They voted thoughtfully, and the people of Bihar were afraid that the "Katta" government might return, that the rule of goons might return. You know what all happened during the Lalu government. Today, Bihar is on a path of development, and we extend our heartfelt congratulations to the people of Bihar..." (ANI)

Bihar election results 2025 live: Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani tells reporters: "In elections, you either win or lose. Mahagathbandhan did not get the success it was supposed to. NDA emerged victorious, and I congratulate the NDA leaders. They have not got the people's mandate. They have won because of money... They have openly given money to women, and the women have voted for them... The youth supported us but women, who make up a huge population, voted for NDA... We will continue our fight for democracy... Now the government must fulfil the promise it made to 'Jeevika Didi'... It is everyone's loss just like it would have been everyone's victory had we won..."

Bihar election results 2025 live: BJP MP Janardan Singh Sigriwal says, "The process for the government formation has begun, and the government will soon take form. People have given us a huge mandate and we have to stand up to their expectations."

Bihar election results 2025 live: As the NDA registered a landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, Nishant Kumar, son of CM Nitish Kumar, thanked the people of the state for their overwhelming support. He said the results had surpassed expectations and credited the voters for rewarding his father's two decades of work, expressing hope that Nitish Kumar would continue Bihar's journey of development.

Bihar election results 2025 live: Newly elected BJP MLA Maithili Thakur on Sunday said she is ready to begin her work in her constituency, Alinagar, and is focused on fulfilling the promises made to the people. “It feels nice. My work starts now. We fought the election, and now it's time to get to work. We are deciding on how to go about our work. We have to stand up to people's expectations and work on delivering all the promises we have made. I have to work a lot in my constituency,” she said.

Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday met union minister and BJP Bihar election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan, ANI news agency reported.

BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, speaking on NDA's victory in Bihar, said the government will be formed “soon.”

"..Just as the people of Bihar have voted with faith, we will live up to that trust. We will work with full strength to fulfil the promises made by Prime Minister Modi regarding Bihar's development, setting up industries in Bihar, and providing employment..." Hussain told ANI news agency.

Daughter of RJD chief and former Bihar CM Rohini Acharya said her father has always been by her side, adding that her parents and sisters “were crying” for her when she left. “I am blessed to have parents like them,” ANI news agency quoted Acharya as saying.

“Whatever I had to say, I have said on my social media. I have not lied about anything that happened,” she added.

Janata Dal (United) leader Sanjay Jha said that discussions are underway among the NDA parties for the government formation in Bihar, PTI news agency reported.

Earlier today, LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan said the blueprint for the government formation would be ready by “by today or tomorrow.” “We have to form the government before 22nd November. It will be done,” Paswan said.

LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday visited the Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib, along with his family, PTI news agency reported. Paswan, who was wearing an orange turban, also bowed in the darbar sahib and had the ‘prasad’ at the ‘langar’. “I prayed to Guru Maharaj for peace, prosperity, and the welfare of all in Bihar,” Paswan said.

Bihar BJP president Dilip Jaiswal on Sunday reached CM Nitish Kumar's residence. “Earlier I was not able to meet the Chief Minister, so today I went to congratulate the Chief Minister,” ANI news agency quoted Jaiswal as saying. The state BJP chief also said that the NDA had an “overwhelming majority” in the Bihar Assembly.

Lalu Prasad Yadav's eldest son and JJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav on Sunday reacted to sister Rohini Acharya's emotional statement saying she was “quitting” politics, and that she had been abused and humiliated.

He said that the incident had shaken him “to the core”, while calling the insult to his sister “unbearable”. Addressing certain people who he described as responsible for causing rift within the family, he said the residents of Bihar would never forgive them.

He said that these people had also “clouded” the judgement of his younger brother, Tejashwi Yadav. “The consequences of this injustice will be grave,” Tej Pratap said in a post on his party's official Instagram handle.

He further asked his father to relay “one signal”, adding that the people of Bihar would “bury” those accountable for the rift on a single “hint” from Lalu. He further asserted that this was not a fight within a political party, but one regarding a family's dignity and a daughter's pride.

Bihar chief electoral officer Vinod Singh Gunjiyal has said that the election process for the state assembly is now complete. “We have provided the list of 243 elected MLAs to the Governor,” ANI news agency quoted Gunjiyal as saying.

He said that the Model Code of Conduct has ended, adding that further action would now be communicated by the Governor's office.

BJP leader and Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary arrived at CM Nitish Kumar's residence today to meet the JD(U) chief. According to an earlier HT report, discussions are already underway regarding government formation in Bihar.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday alleged that her party would have won more seats if the polls “were completely free and fair."

“…Despite giving tough competition to the opponents on other seats in this region of Bihar, the BSP candidates could not win the elections, whereas according to feedback, if the elections had been completely free and fair, the BSP would have certainly won many more seats, but that did not happen, so there is no need for the party members to be disheartened,” Mayawati said in a post on X.

Mayawati further claimed that “under the pretext of repeated vote counting, the local administration and all opposition parties united to make every possible effort to defeat the BSP candidate.” She congratulated BSP candidate Satish Kumar Singh Yadav, who won from the Ramgarh Assembly seat.

Bihar minister Hari Sahni on Sunday said that the NDA “has not just given assurances but has also delivered” on them. Speaking to ANI news agency, Sahni said that NDA has been given such a mandate “on basis of all the work” it has done.

"... In Bihar, where caste-based politics had been asserted, this outcome of voting in the name of development and nationalism is the result of rejecting the caste-based politics..." he added.

On the NDA sweep in Bihar, CM Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar said that the results were “better than expected", PTI news agency reported. Nishant said that the results were a “gift” that the public had given his father. “He (Nitish) will continue to do the good work for the development of the state,” Nishant said.

Congress leader Supriya Shrinate shared a video on X wherein an individual is recounting an incident alleging ‘vote theft’ in Bihar. In the video, the individual is heard saying that when he was reporting at the BJP office, a party worker started speaking to him.

He alleged that during their conversation, the BJP worker said that he had voted at two places, and that he had received the ‘parchi’ for voting at Patna as well as his native place. The individual claimed that the BJP worker disclosed to him that he went to Patna in the morning, and after voting there, cast his vote at his native village 5 km away.

The person further said that according to the BJP worker's account, he had removed the voting ink on his finger using the milk found in Papaya leaves.

After the video was posted by Shrinate, the Election Commission asked for the voter's name, EPIC number, booth number, and assembly constituency number in order to conduct an investigation and to take action as per rules.

“The aforementioned claim cannot be verified without any factual information. Appropriate legal action will be taken for spreading any kind of fake news,” the poll body wrote on X.

Union minister and LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday said that blueprint for the government formation in Bihar “will be ready by today or tomorrow", ANI news agency reported. He said that he would speak with senior union ministers on the matter later today.

“It will be done soon. Discussions are going on. A sense of clarity will come on the blueprint of the government,” Paswan said, adding that the formation will take place before November 22, before the tenure of the present legislative assembly ends.

Congress MP Randeep Surjewala said party leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge have conducted meetings regarding the Bihar poll results.

Surjewala, speaking to PTI news agency, said the Congress would get in touch with its alliance partners before taking any decision.

RLM leader Upendra Kushwaha spoke about the government formation in Bihar, while asking the public to “wait a little.” “In the next two to four days, everything will become completely clear to you,” Kushwaha said.

The RLM leader further thanked the “great voters on behalf of our party and the NDA” while speaking to PTI news agency. “Now, the formalities for forming the new government will be completed,” Kushwaha added.

Telangana BJP chief N Ramchander Rao on Sunday spoke about the NDA's victory in the Bihar Assembly elections. “The Bihar election result is the people's verdict, and in a democracy, one should accept the victory and defeat with grace,” Rao told PTI news agency.

He further stated that the Congress was making “wild allegations”, adding that they were not “able to digest the defeat.”

Bihar election results 2025 live: On Bihar election results, JDU's winning candidate from Bahadurpur Seat, Madan Sahni, told news agency ANI "... We did not achieve this result overnight. It is the hard work of Nitish Kumar and other top leaders of the NDA. We have worked on the ground, and that is why we achieved this success. Women have voted for us, but that is not the only factor. We also provided reservation for women in Gram Panchayats, our government worked for young girl students, and created police vacancies for women. In the future, we will continue to work towards employment opportunities. People did not trust the opposition, they trusted Nitish Kumar, who worked for the people unconditionally. The opposition should introspect and understand where they went wrong..."

Bihar election results 2025 live: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari on Sunday said that RJD leader Rohini Acharya's decision to quit politics and disown her family is a family matter.

Tiwari added that the party's top leadership will review the situation and respond later.

Speaking to ANI in Patna, Mrityunjay Tiwari said, "This is a family matter. Members of the family will speak on this. The party's top leadership will see this matter. The election results have come out just now. But why did such results come, and what were the reasons, is something that will be reviewed. Only after that can we give a response. Everyone knows that Rohini ji set an example; everyone would want a daughter and sister like her..."