Raghopur result | Highlights: Tejashwi clinches victory after dramatic contest

Tejashwi election results LIVE: "But today's victory has given a new positive MY formula, and that is Mahila and Youth. Today, Bihar is among those states of the country which have the highest number of youth, and this includes youth from every religion and every caste. Their desire, their aspiration and their dreams have completely destroyed the old communal MY formula of the Jungle Raj people," PM Modi said.

Tejashwi election results LIVE: RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui on Friday said the party would "sit together" on Saturday to assess its performance in the Bihar assembly polls as NDA raced towards a thumping victory.

Tejashwi election results LIVE: Tejashwi Yadav won by 14,532 votes.

Yadav polled 1,18,597 votes, while BJP's Satish Kumar bagged 1,04,065 votes.

Independent candidate Baliram Singh stood third with 3,086 votes.

Speaking to reporters in Patna on the Rashtriya Janata Dal's performance in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, party leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui said, "Tomorrow we will sit together and discuss what went wrong, and then we will tell you."

Following behind Tejashwi Yadav, his father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was also seen leaving from his residence in Patna.

As Tejashwi Yadav continues to lead from the Raghopur assembly constituency, the RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial candidate was seen leaving from his residence in Patna.

As the 30th round of counting is underway in the Raghopur assembly constituency, RJD candidate Tejashwi Yadav is leading by over 14,000 votes.

He has so far gained 1,17,006 votes and is ahead of BJP's Satish Kumar Yadav by 14,122 votes.

Odisha minister Suresh Pujari said that the Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) "will lose miserably".

"We are going to secure the votes that we secured last time. RJD will lose miserably. The people of Bihar did a splendid job, sending the message loud and clear that development should be the only criterion," he told reporters.

Former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Friday hit out at Rahul Gandhi and hailed the NDA's performance in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections.

He said that as long as Rahul tarnished the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the people would continue to show the mirror to the Congress MP.

Acharya Pramod Krishnam said in a video statement that the people will no longer tolerate any "conspiracy to tarnish" PM Modi's reputation.

"It's very easy to abuse Modi, but it's very difficult to become Modi. To become Modi, one has to be dedicated to the soil of the country...The message the people of Bihar have sent today is resonating not just in India but across the world. As long as you (Rahul Gandhi) continue to conspire to tarnish Narendra Modi's reputation, the people of the country will continue to show you the mirror," he said.

NDA ally and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) "arrogance and ego".

"While on one hand we saw the power of a united NDA, on the other hand, look at the RJD's heigh of arrogance that the mandate hasn't even been fully declared and they are saying they will take the oath on the 18 November," he said.

Paswan further reporters that the Mahagathbandhan's loss in the Bihar elections is the result of its ambition turning into ego.

"When someone was pointing fingers at me, blaming me for NDA's loss, at that time, the RJD didn't win because of its calibre, but because the NDA was in shambles. Had NDA been united at that time, RJD wouldn't have been able to cross even 25 seats... The 'jungle raj' people have seen their standing among the people of Bihar," he added.

As RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav is leading by over 13,000 votes in his Raghopur constituency, but his alliance is trailing behind the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Meanwhile, NDA ally, LJP(RV) leader and Union minister Chirag Paswan asserted that Nitish Kumar will be Bihar's chief minister once again.

"This time too, without pointing any fingers at the exit polls, I had confidence in myself, not on anyone's survey... I have seen many taunts on strike rate. But the alliance's strike rate has been beautiful... The people of Bihar have given a fitting reply to those who made the mistake of underestimating me... Nitish Kumar will once again be the Chief Minister. I fully trust this," he told reporters.

RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav has gained 1,16,467 votes after 28 rounds of counting. As the 29th round is underway, he is leading by over 13,880 against the BJP's Satish Kumar Yadav.

NDA ally and Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha said that the RJD and the opposition wants to deceive the public by making statements that the public hates.

"They cannot deceive the people of Bihar in that way. On one hand, our government is doing so much good work, and on the other hand, these people want to come to power by making baseless statements and inciting public sentiment. This is not possible," he said while speaking to reporters

NDA ally and Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha offered to RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav if the latter "wants to come to power in the next 10 or 20 years".

Speaking to reporters, Kushwaha said that Tejashwi will "have to change his pattern" if he wants to come to power.

"He and his people's behavior will have to change...SIR wasn't an issue at all. They should be aware of the ground reality. The people of Bihar have rejected them, and they have created such a face in Bihar that they were bound to be rejected by the people of Bihar," Kushwaha added.

The RLM leader further said that the RJD and the opposition wants to deceive the public by making statements that the public hates.

"They cannot deceive the people of Bihar in that way. On one hand, our government is doing so much good work, and on the other hand, these people want to come to power by making baseless statements and inciting public sentiment. This is not possible," he added.

While RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is leading in the Raghopur constituency by over 13,000 votes, his Mahagathbandhan alliance is headed toward an embarrassing loss.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the ruling National Democratic Alliance and said, "Victory of good governance has been achieved. Victory of development has been achieved. Victory of the spirit of public welfare has been achieved. Victory of social justice has been achieved."

"My deepest gratitude to the family members of Bihar, who have blessed the NDA with a historic and unprecedented victory in the 2025 assembly elections. This resounding public mandate will empower us to serve the people and work with new resolve for Bihar," he posted on X.

He extended "heartfelt congratulations" to Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, and Upendra Kushwaha.

Raghopur election result LIVE: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav was leading after 27 of 30 rounds of counting by the Election Commission of India (ECI) against his nearest rival - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Satish Kumar.

Tejashwi Yadav trailed for several rounds of counting.

Tejashwi Yadav result LIVE: RJD's Tejashwi Yadav continues to lead as 25 rounds of counting are done, according to ECI. He is now leading with 13903 votes over BJP's Satish Kumar.

Tejashwi Yadav result LIVE: Tejashwi Yadav's leading margin fell behind by a couple hundreds votes, as he now leads over BJP's Satish Kumar by 10,276 votes. According to ECI, 24 out of 30 rounds of counting are done.

Tejashwi Yadav result LIVE: RJD's Tejashwi Yadav is maintaining lead in his bastion Raghopur and is ahead of BJP's Satish Kumar by a margin of 11481 votes.

Tejashwi Yadav result LIVE: Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav, who is aiming for a hat-trick in his bastion Raghopur, is now maintaining a stunning lead of 8523 votes over BJP's Satish Kumar.

Tejashwi Yadav result LIVE: RJD's Tejashwi Yadav is leading over his main opponent BJP's Satish Kumar by 4937 votes, according to ECI.

Tejashwi Yadav result LIVE: RJD's Tejashwi Yadav has bounced back and is now leading with 3523 votes over BJP's Satish Kumar.

Tejashwi Yadav result LIVE: Putting a tough fight, RJD leader closed in further against the leading BJP candidate from the Raghopur seat and was trailing by only over 380 seats after 18 rounds of counting, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

The gap between leading BJP candidate Satish Kumar and Tejashwi had widened by over 9,000 votes briefly.