Bihar results highlights: NDA bags 202 seats, Rahul ‘truly surprised' by verdict

Bihar results LIVE: "Today, the NDA won a resounding victory in Bihar. This is a victory of good governance, of politics of development, and of increased security through Operation Sindoor," Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel said, according to ANI.

Bihar results LIVE: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) stunning win in Bihar is the victory of democracy and true social justice, marking the end of Jungle Raj, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, adding that the landslide victory will pave the way for a similar triumph in West Bengal next year.

Amid celebrations at the party headquarters following the NDA’s triumph, the PM asserted that the NDA replaced “tustikaran” (appeasement) with “santushtikaran” (satisfaction) and said the mandate showed that the people had rejected the negative politics of the Congress. Read more.

Bihar results LIVE: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accepted people's mandate in the Bihar Assembly election and vowed to continue the party's fight against "forces that are engaged in weakening democracy."

"We respect the decision of the people of Bihar and will continue our fight against those forces that are engaged in weakening democracy by misusing constitutional institutions. We will conduct a thorough study of the election results and will present a detailed perspective after understanding the reasons for the outcomes," he said.

Bihar results LIVE: Bihar deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha, BJP's winning candidate from Lakhisarai, held a roadshow and greeted his supporters and party workers to celebrate his victory in the constituency. Watch video.

Bihar results LIVE: The NDA has won 202 seats in the Bihar assembly election, while the Mahagathbandhan won 35.

Bihar results LIVE: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has thanked the people of Bihar for electing the party’s candidates in five assembly constituencies in the polls and urged non-NDA parties to introspect on their defeats.

"I am grateful to the people of Bihar. Especially, I have been saying from the beginning that RJD would not be able to stop BJP. You can check my speeches. I had said that. Today also, I am appealing to those people in Bihar who have misconception about the 'MY' (Muslim and Yadav) combination," he said.

Bihar results LIVE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah leaves from the BJP headquarters after meeting the party cadre and senior leaders.

The NDA had a historic landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections 2025.

Bihar results LIVE: “The way the people of Bihar have given victory to Prime Minister Modi and Nitish Kumar, it shows the trust of the people. This is for the future of Bihar, the youth and the farmers... Many, many thanks to the people,” said BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

After winning the Lakhisarai seat by a margin of over 24,000 votes, BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha collected his victory certificate and held a roadshow in the assembly constituency.

After winning the Lakhisarai seat, BJP's Vijay Kumar Sinha thanked the people of the assembly constituency and said that they gave a befitting reply to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who had asked everyone to write down that Sinha won't win the seat.

"I thank the people of Lakhisarai, Bihar. You have enhanced the honour of Biharis...The people have expressed confidence in Prime Minister Modi and Nitish Kumar," he told news agency ANI.

"Tejashwi Yadav had said to write it down that Vijay Kumar Sinha will not win, but today the people of Lakhisarai have not only responded to him, but also given him a befitting reply," he added.

Reacting to the NDA's win in the Bihar assembly elections, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said that "this is more than a victory".

"Bihar has given Prime Minister Modi and Nitish Kumar a very big responsibility... Prime Minister Modi has said, with his hand on his heart, that now your feelings, your dreams, are our vow," Tiwari told news agency ANI.

"Prime Minister Modi has said that start investing in Bihar from today itself. On Prime Minister Modi's call, people give up their subsidies," he added.

Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha, an ally of the ruling NDA, thanked the people of Bihar, "especially the women", from the bottom of his heart for giving the alliance this huge victory.

The Congress party experienced a tragic loss in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, winning just six seats despite having fielded candidates in 61 assembly constituencies.

In his first reaction to the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, Congress MP and Mahagathbandhan leader Rahul Gandhi termed the results as "truly surprising".

In a post on X, he said, "I express my heartfelt gratitude to those millions of voters in Bihar who expressed their trust in the Mahagathbandhan."

"This result in Bihar is truly surprising," he added. Gandhi further stated that the Mahagathbandhan could not achieve victory in an election that was "not fair from the very beginning".

"This fight is for the protection of the Constitution and democracy. The Congress Party and the INDIA alliance will deeply review this result and make their efforts to save democracy even more effective," he added.

As the counting of votes for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections are still underway, so far, the BJP-JD(U)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has won 18 seats, as per official data from the Election Commission of India.

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party failed to open an account in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections. PK, often dubbed as the 'X factor' in the Bihar polls did not win a single seat despite fielding candidates in 238 of the 243 assembly constituencies.

Bihar election results LIVE: BJP president JP Nadda said the people gave a massive mandate like a "tsunami" to the NDA in the Bihar polls for good governance and development in the state, putting a "no entry" board for the 'jungle raj' that the state witnessed during the RJD rule in the past. "It is a massive mandate and the poll results show it's a tsunami. People of Bihar have expressed unwavering faith and love for Modi and also put a seal on the progress that the country is making under his leadership," Nadda said.

Bihar election results LIVE: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi thanked the people of Bihar for ensuring the success of party's candidates in five assembly constituencies and urged non-NDA parties to introspect. Owaisi said non-NDA parties should try to address their shortcomings instead of assuming voters would automatically favour them. "I am grateful to the people of Bihar. Especially, I have been saying from the beginning that RJD would not be able to stop BJP. You can check my speeches. I had said that. Today also, I am appealing to those people in Bihar who have misconception about the 'MY' (Muslim and Yadav) combination," Owaisi said.

BJP leader Sahasrabuddhe said that Rahul Gandhi's "hydrogen bomb" on vote theft allegations proves weaker than balloon in the Bihar assembly elections.

Senior BJP leader Vinay Sahasrabuddhe on Friday said the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) sweeping victory in the Bihar assembly polls reflected a mandate for good governance as voters did not want a return of "Rashtriya Janata Dal's jungle raj"," news agency PTI reported.

Union minister Chirag Paswan slammed RJD leader Sunil Singh's "Nepal-like situation in Bihar' remark and said that such remarks reflect "provocative politics".

He told news agency ANI, " Yesterday, they stated that an atmosphere similar to that of Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka will be created in India. Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi repeatedly says that Gen Z should play their role. This is provocative politics... Finding fault with every issue, blaming EVMs, and blaming officials."

"If they spent as much time on their own assessment as they do on finding fault, then Congress and RJD would likely achieve something better... No Bihari tolerates personal comments that go below the limits... The 'Mahagathbandhan' has suffered losses due to this repeatedly," he added.

BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal said that PM Modi's guidance and NDA's rule in Bihar under Nitish Kumar's leadership are the reasons for the alliance's "historic mandate".

"The NDA is forming the government with a huge majority in Bihar. PM Narendra Modi's guidance and the NDA's rule under the leadership of Nitish Kumar in Bihar are the reasons for this historic mandate... We will fulfil all the promises we made to the people... They have sided with the truth by demolishing all the lies... Such individuals (Prashant Kishor) are merely products of social media. They are nowhere among the public," Jaiswal added.

As of 8 pm, the Election Commission has declared the following results of 183 of the 243 seats in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections.

Here's how many seats each party has won so far:

BJP: 76

JD(U): 61

RJD: 17

LJP(RV): 17

Congress: 3

AIMIM: 5

HAM(S): 3

RLM: 2

CPI(ML)-L: 1

CPI(M): 1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his speech at the Bihar election results' celebration at the BJP HQ in Delhi with loud chants of ‘Vande Mataram’.

PM Modi said that if people are re-electing the BJP-led NDA government, it "signifies the establishment of a pro-people, pro-governance, and pro-development agenda".

"This represents a new foundation in Indian politics," he added.

Speaking at the celebrations at BJP HQ, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "The era of the Red Corridor and the dark days of terrorism are now part of history."

"Today, Bihar is relentlessly advancing on the path of development, and this progress is unstoppable. These results stand as a powerful response to those critics who once opposed the idea of development in Bihar. To those who shamelessly claimed that Bihar didn’t need expressways or highways. To those who argued that Bihar didn’t require industries," he added.