Bihar Election Results LIVE: BJP-led NDA secures three-fourth majority

New Delhi: The ruling NDA on Friday secured a three-fourth majority in the Bihar Assembly, winning 183 seats in the 243-member House so far, as per latest results available on the Election Commission website.

The BJP emerged as the largest party, winning 83 seats and leading in six other constituencies.

Its ally, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led JD(U), won 75 seats and was ahead in 10, while Union minister Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) bagged 17 and was ahead in two other seats.

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), headed by former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, won five seats, while Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Morcha won three seats and was leading in one.

Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, and state ministers Prem Kumar, Maheshwar Hazari and Sanjay Saraogi and BJP's Maithili Thakur were among prominent winners from the NDA camp.

RJD leader and INDIA bloc's CM face Tejashwi Yadav, the late Mohammad Shahabuddin's son Osama Shahab and CPI(ML) Liberation's Sandeep Saurav were among prominent winners from the opposition camp.

The INDIA bloc managed to win only 32 seats so far. The RJD bagged 23 seats and was leading in two other constituencies, while the Congress won six seats, the CPI(ML) Liberation two seats and the CPI(M) one.

Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM won five seats.

The BJP and the JD(U) contested 101 seats each, while their ally LJP (RV) put up candidates in 28 constituencies.

In the INDIA bloc, the RJD fought in 141 seats, while the Congress contested 61 constituencies and the CPI(ML) Liberation 20.

Nov 14, 2025 06:54 IST
Why a one-way Bihar verdict is more likely than the exit polls suggest
When the public turns against an incumbent, even big schemes cannot save it. On either reading, a split mandate is the least likely outcome in Bihar.
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Nov 15, 2025 18:24 IST
Bihar polls: RJD not to have representation in Rajya Sabha by next state polls
The NDA's stupendous victory in the Bihar assembly polls will help it bag all Rajya Sabha seats from the state in the coming years, while the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will have no representation in the upper house when the next assembly elections are held there.
 
The RJD currently has five seats in the Rajya Sabha and the Congress has one seat, out of a total of 16 Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar.
 
With the next round of Rajya Sabha polls slated early next year, when the tenure of two RJD MPs - Prem Chand Gupta and A D Singh -- will end, the numbers are stacked in favour of the NDA, allowing the ruling alliance to wrest these seats.



Nov 15, 2025 16:24 IST
Rohini Acharya quits politics, ‘disown’ family after RJD’s poll debacle in Bihar
A day after the RJD was drubbed in the Bihar assembly polls, party president Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya on Saturday announced that she was "quitting politics" and severed ties with the family.
 
Acharya, a doctor by qualification, who chose to become a homemaker and settled with her Singapore-based husband, made the announcement in a cryptic post on her X handle.
 
“I am quitting politics and I am disowning my family…This is what Sanjay Yadav and Rameez had asked me to do…and I am taking all the blame," she wrote in her post.



Nov 15, 2025 16:02 IST
Why EC allowed distribution of scheme funds during Bihar polls? asks Sharad Pawar
NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the entrepreneurship scheme for women played a role in the victory of the NDA in the Bihar elections, even as he wondered how the Election Commission allowed distribution of funds during the poll process.
 
A day after the BJP-JD(U) combine won a landslide victory in the polls, Pawar said the BJP and JD (U) leader Nitish Kumar will jointly decide the chief minister's name.
 
"The outcome of the Bihar polls was not different from what was predicted by (Chief Minister) Nitish Kumar. Women took the election into their hands. I had earlier felt that a scheme under which Rs 10,000 is deposited in bank accounts of women had generated a favourable effect (for NDA)", Pawar told reporters in Baramati.



Nov 15, 2025 15:43 IST
Our voters went with NDA out of fear that RJD will bring back jungle raj: Jan Suraaj
Former poll strategist Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party, which failed to open its account in the Bihar assembly, on Saturday claimed that a section of its voters ended up siding with the BJP-led NDA "out of fear of return of jungle raj under the RJD".
 
Addressing a press conference here a day after the poll results were announced, its national president Uday Singh also claimed "polarisation" took place in the Seemanchal region in the aftermath of the blast near Red Fort in Delhi, a day before the November 11 polling was held in the area.



Nov 15, 2025 15:35 IST
Rahul meets Kharge to discuss Cong's Bihar poll drubbing, party asserts 'vote chori' charge
A day after facing a severe drubbing in Bihar, the Congress on Saturday questioned the role of the Election Commission in the poll process while its top leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, went into a huddle to discuss the poll outcome.
 
Kharge and Gandhi were joined by AICC general secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal, party treasurer Ajay Maken and AICC Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru, sources said.
 
According to the sources, the leaders met to discuss the Congress' poor performance in Bihar, where the party won only six of the 61 seats it contested, its second-worst show in the state after 2010, when it won only four seats.



Nov 15, 2025 14:15 IST
Bihar: BJP suspends ex-Union minister Raj Kumar Singh, MLC, his Mayor wife
Former Union minister Raj Kumar Singh, who has been in the news for his outbursts against the ruling NDA in Bihar, was on Saturday suspended from the BJP for "anti-party" activities, a party leader said.
 
Singh, who has been served with a suspension order by the BJP headquarters in the state, has also been asked to show cause why he should not be expelled from the party.
 
In a similar action, the party also suspended MLC Ashok Kumar Agrawal and his wife Usha Agrawal, the mayor of Katihar, the BJP leader said.



Nov 15, 2025 12:34 IST
Rahul Gandhi meets Mallikarjun Kharge to discuss Cong's Bihar poll drubbing
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met party president Mallikarjun Kharge here to discuss the Bihar assembly election result on Saturday, a day after the opposition party faced a drubbing in the state.
 
The two were joined by AICC general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal, party treasurer Ajay Maken and AICC Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru, sources said.
 
According to the sources, the leaders met to discuss the Congress' poor performance in Bihar, where the party won only six of the 61 seats it contested.
 
This was the party's second-worst performance in Bihar after 2010, when it won only four seats.



Nov 15, 2025 11:53 IST
Analysis | Bihar elections: Congress’ electoral slide and its failed promise of course correction
Every time Congress loses an election, it promises course correction and a quick comeback. But the leadership has every time failed to keep its word.
 
The slide started in 2014 with the humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, and there seems to be no end to that. Minus occasional wins here and there, the grand old party of Indian politics has been at the receiving end in the majority of states. The only ray of hope came in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections when it performed beyond everyone’s expectations.
 
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Nov 15, 2025 10:53 IST
Check out which Bihar cabinet minister lost as NDA swept the polls
As the ruling NDA decimated the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar to retain power, all but one of the 25 state ministers in the fray won their respective seats.
 
Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, both from the BJP, won Tarapur and Lakhisarai assembly seats.
 
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has been a member of the legislative council (MLC), did not contest the assembly elections.
 
Altogether 15 ministers from the BJP had contested the polls and emerged victorious.
 
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Nov 15, 2025 07:28 IST
Congress wins 6 of 61 seats it contested in Bihar Assembly elections
 

The Congress on Friday won only six of the 61 seats it contested in the Bihar Assembly elections.
Its state unit president Rajesh Kumar lost from the Kutumba seat, legislature party leader in the outgoing assembly, Shakeel Ahmed Khan, was defeated by JD (U) candidate Dulal Chandra Goswami from the Kadwa seat by a margin of 18,368 votes.
The six Congress candidates who won are Surendra Prasad (Valmiki Nagar), Abhisekh Ranjan (Chanpatia), Manoj Bishwas (Forbesganj), Abidur Rehman (Araria), Mohd. Qamrul Hoda (Kishanganj) and Manohar Prasad Singh (Manihari).



Nov 15, 2025 07:14 IST
Final party position
Following is the final party position for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, the results of which were declared on Friday.
Total seats: 243
Declared seats: 243
BJP – 89
JD(U) – 85
LJP(RV) – 19 HAM(S) – 5
RLM – 4
NDA – 202
RJD – 25
Congress – 6
CPI(ML)L – 2
CPI(M) – 1
Mahagathbandhan – 34
AIMIM – 5
BSP – 1
IIP - 1



Nov 14, 2025 23:16 IST
Congress cries ‘vote chori’ in Bihar, Rahul vows deep dive into shock defeat
The Congress on Friday alleged that the election results in Bihar reflect "vote chori on a gigantic scale" with Rahul Gandhi vowing an in-depth review of the outcome and saying "we could not achieve victory in such an election that was not fair from the very beginning".
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Nov 14, 2025 23:05 IST
BJP, JD (U) register increase in vote share despite contesting less seats
The BJP and JD(U) improved their vote share in the Bihar assembly elections despite contesting less number of seats this time, signalling a better booth-level coordination and resistance to incumbency among voters.
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Nov 14, 2025 20:04 IST
Congress will witness a big split soon: PM Modi after Bihar victory
Addressing the victory rally at BJP headquarters in New Delhi, PM Modi predicts Congress will witness a big split soon, some 'naamdars' within party are drowning everyone with them.



Nov 14, 2025 18:19 IST
Victory of good governance, spirit of public welfare: PM Modi on NDA's Bihar win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed the NDA's landslide win in the Bihar assembly elections as a victory of good governance, development and the spirit of public welfare and social justice.
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Nov 14, 2025 16:51 IST
NDA heading for a landslide win in Bihar, with nearly 95% strike rate by BJP
The NDA was set to sweep the Bihar assembly polls, surging ahead in close to 200 out of 243 seats on Friday with the BJP emerging as single largest party with nearly 95 per cent strike rate, reaffirming the popularity and campaign clout of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was the face of the ruling alliance through the poll battle in the highly sensitive political state.
The Mahagathbandhan, which includes the RJD, the Congress and three Left parties, seemed to be poised for a crushing defeat, notwithstanding surveys and opinion polls showing its Chief Ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav as the most preferred leader for the top post. The Opposition alliance was struggling to cross the 35-seat mark.
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Nov 14, 2025 16:35 IST
For the first time, Bihar polls see zero voting day deaths and no re-polling
In a first, the Bihar assembly polls this time saw no voting day deaths and no re-polling being ordered in any constituency.
In the past assembly polls, the state witnessed violence, deaths and re-election, official data shows.
In the 1985 elections, 63 deaths were reported and re-polling was ordered in 156 booths, the data showed.
During the 1990 elections, 87 people died in poll-related violence.



Nov 14, 2025 16:30 IST
Tarn Taran bypoll: Why should Congress immediately sack its Punjab unit chief?
The Congress has convincingly lost the Tarn Taran by-election in Punjab, with ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu registering a comfortable victory over his rivals in the by-elections.
While Sukhwinder Kaur of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) came second, Mandeep Singh Khalsa of jailed lawmaker Amritpal Singh Sandhu’s ‘Waris Punjab De’ stood third. The Congress candidate, Karanbir Singh Burj, ended up in fourth position.
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Nov 14, 2025 16:29 IST
Bihar election results: Lalu's son Tej Pratap at 3rd position in Mahua
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's elder son and Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap was in the third slot in Mahua seat after the 13th round of counting, according to trends available on the Election Commission website on Friday.
Yadav, who recently floated his political outfit after being expelled from the RJD by his father, had been in the fourth spot after the eighth round.
He was trailing by 27,132 votes from Sanjay Kumar Singh of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), who is leading there.
Yadav polled 16,522 votes after the 13th round, while Singh of LJP (Ram Vilas) bagged 43,654 votes followed by Mukesh Kumar Raushan of the RJD (24,480 votes). Amit Kumar of AIMIM who earlier occupied the third spot slipped to the fourth position with 10,563 votes polled.



Nov 14, 2025 16:28 IST
Humiliating defeat for ruling National Conference in Budgam and Nagrota bypolls
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah received a big jolt when his party National Conference’s candidates, bit the dust in the Budgam and Nagrota assembly by-elections.
The Budgam seat was prestigious for the Chief Minister as he had won it by a huge margin in last year’s assembly elections.
This time, it was the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Aga Syed Muntazir who defeated his National Conference rival Aga Syed Mehmood by over 4,100 votes.



Nov 14, 2025 16:27 IST
Tharoor says he was not invited to Bihar campaign, calls for review of Congress defeat
Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he was not invited to campaign in the Bihar election, while noting that the Congress would examine the reasons for its defeat.
Speaking to reporters in the wake of the Bihar poll outcome, Tharoor said the party has a responsibility to study in detail the causes behind the setback.
“Remember, we were not the senior partner in the alliance and the RJD also has to look carefully at its own performance,” he said.
According to him, in a mandate like Bihar’s, it is important to examine the totality of the party’s performance.



Nov 14, 2025 15:30 IST
Cong wins Jubilee Hills Assembly bypoll; BJP candidates' security deposit fortified
Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav on Friday won the by-election to Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency here, defeating his nearest BRS rival Maganti Sunitha by a margin of over 24,000 votes.
Yadav secured 98,988 votes, while the BRS nominee got 74,259 votes.
BJP candidate Lankala Deepak Reddy, who managed to get only 17,061 votes, forfeited his security deposit.



Nov 14, 2025 14:56 IST
Modi-Nitish pair a hit in Bihar polls: BJP hails NDA's performance
The BJP on Friday hailed the NDA's performance in the Bihar Assembly polls, saying people have once again expressed their trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "development-focussed" politics.
The BJP-led NDA has impressive leads in more than 180 of the state's 243 assembly seats, with trends indicating that the saffron party was on track to post its biggest tally with an excellent strike rate.



Nov 14, 2025 14:55 IST
Bihar polls: Cong state unit chief Rajesh Kumar, CLP leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan trailing
In a setback for the Congress, its Bihar unit president Rajesh Kumar and CLP leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan were trailing in Kutumba and Kadwa assembly seats, respectively, according to the Election Commission's website.
Kumar was behind HAM (Secular) nominee Lalan Ram by 7,288 votes in Kutumba, while Khan, the Congress legislative party (CLP) leader, was trailing JD(U) candidate Dulal Chandra Goswami by 23,785 votes in Kadwa.
The party was leading only in six seats out of 61 it contested in the Bihar polls.



Nov 14, 2025 14:29 IST
EC colluded with BJP in Bihar; cash payments continued despite model code: Ashok Gehlot
Accusing the Election Commission of "colluding" with the ruling party in Bihar, senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Friday claimed that cash and benefits -- including Rs 10,000 to women -- were distributed to voters despite the model code of conduct being in force in the then poll-bound state.
The former chief minister of Rajasthan termed the trends of the Bihar assembly election results “disappointing” and said pension payments and cash transfers continued unabated during the campaign period.



Nov 14, 2025 14:24 IST
Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM leads in five seats in Bihar polls
The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM was leading in five seats as counting was underway for the Bihar assembly polls on Friday, according to the Election Commission.
The party, which has significant influence in the Seemanchal region that has a high Muslim population, is contesting 29 of the 243 seats in the assembly. Twenty-four of the seats it is contesting are in the Seemanchal region.



Nov 14, 2025 14:07 IST
Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leads in 22 seats
Union minister Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), a constituent of the NDA, was ahead in 22 of the 28 seats it contested in the Bihar assembly elections, according to the latest trends available on the EC website.
Its candidates were leading in Govindganj, Belsand, Sugauli, Bahadurganj, Kasba, Balrampur, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Bochahan, Darauli, Mahua, Parbatta, Nathnagar, Fatuha, Dehri, Obra, Sherghati, Bodh Gaya, Rajauli and Gobindpur seats.



Nov 14, 2025 14:07 IST
Raghopur witnesses nail-biting contest, Tejashwi now leading by few hundred votes
The Raghopur assembly seat in Bihar was witnessing a neck-and-neck fight on Friday, with the INDIA bloc's CM face Tejashwi Yadav leading by barely a few hundred votes after trailing for a while.
After eight rounds of counting, Yadav was leading by 585 votes over his nearest rival, Satish Kumar of the BJP, according to the Election Commission.
Yadav has so far secured 31,654 votes, while the BJP candidate has bagged 31,069 votes. Jan Suraaj Party's Chanchal Kumar was in the third spot with 1,016 votes.
Yadav has held the seat for the last 10 years, defeating BJP's Kumar in both the 2015 and 2020 assembly elections.



Nov 14, 2025 13:43 IST
Rajasthan: Congress' Pramod Jain Bhaya leads in Anta bypoll
Congress candidate Pramod Jain Bhaya appeared to be inching towards victory in the Anta assembly constituency in Rajasthan's Baran district with a margin of 13,434 votes after 15 out of 20 rounds of counting were completed on Friday.
Bhaya secured 55,689 votes, while the ruling BJP candidate Morpal Saman trailed with 42,255 votes.
Independent candidate Naresh Meena, a Congress rebel, was in the third position winning 41,396 votes.
A total of 15 candidates were in the fray.



Nov 14, 2025 13:37 IST
J-K: BJP retains Nagrota seat as Devyani Rana wins with 24,647 votes
The BJP retained the Nagrota assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir after its 30-year-old candidate Devyani Rana won with a lead of 24,647 votes, carrying forward the legacy of her late father and senior party leader Devender Singh Rana.
Devyani Rana, who has been leading from the beginning, secured 42,350 votes, defeating Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) candidate Harsh Dev Singh, who polled 17,703 votes.
National Conference's Shamim Begum finished third with 10,872 votes.



Nov 14, 2025 13:29 IST
Bihar election results: Lalu's son Tej Pratap at 4th position in Mahua
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's elder son and Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap was in the fourth slot in Mahua seat after the eighth round of counting, according to trends available on the Election Commission website at 1 pm on Friday.
Yadav, who recently floated his political outfit after being expelled from the RJD by his father, was trailing by 20,188 votes from Sanjay Kumar Singh of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), who is leading there.
Yadav polled 5,860 votes after the eighth round, while Singh of LJP (Ram Vilas) bagged 26,048 votes followed by Mukesh Kumar Raushan of the RJD (17,481 votes) and Amit Kumar of AIMIM who currently occupied the third spot (8,096 votes).



Nov 14, 2025 13:28 IST
BJP mocks Congress after its worst-ever performance
Congress is right now even below CPI(M) and CPI(ML)(L) combine.
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) November 14, 2025



Nov 14, 2025 13:17 IST
PDP nominee Aga Syed Muntazir leads in Budgam bypoll, NC candidate trailing
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Aga Syed Muntazir was leading by a margin of more than 2,000 votes over his nearest rival and National Conference (NC) candidate Aga Syed Mehmood in the Budgam assembly bypoll in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
According to the Election Commission website, PDP's Muntazir had secured 8,690 votes and Mehmood 6,656 votes by the end of six rounds of counting. There will be a total of 17 rounds of counting.
BJP's Aga Syed Mohsin was a distant sixth with 1,132 votes.
A total of 17 candidates were in the fray.



Nov 14, 2025 12:57 IST
Bihar polls: NDA heading for landslide win; BJP to emerge as single-largest party
The BJP-led NDA appeared to register a landslide victory in Bihar, opening up impressive leads in more than 180 of the state's 243 assembly seats, with early trends also indicating that the saffron party was on track to post its biggest tally with an excellent strike rate.
According to trends available on the Election Commission's website by noon, the BJP was set to emerge as the single-largest party with a lead in more than 80 assembly seats out of 101 it contested, a performance that would further cement its position as the numero uno political force in the country, offsetting whatever setback that might have been caused by last year’s Lok Sabha polls.
The NDA's tally in Bihar comes in the backdrop of the BJP’s back-to-back stupendous performances in Delhi, Maharashtra and Haryana.



Nov 14, 2025 12:43 IST
BJP workers celebrate early trends at the party office in Patna
VIDEO | Patna: Bihar Assembly Election counting day -BJP party workers celebrate early trends at the party office in Patna with joyous scenes and festive energy as NDA moves closer to victory with BJP’s record seat tally.#BiharElectionsWithPTI#BiharResultsWithPTI

(Full video… pic.twitter.com/6v2BZUI9oT
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 14, 2025



Nov 14, 2025 12:33 IST
'Tiger abhi zinda hai': Poster outside Nitish residence as NDA surges ahead in Bihar polls
A striking poster featuring Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar standing beside a tiger, captioned boldly 'tiger abhi zinda hai' (tiger is alive), appeared outside his residence on Friday morning, just as the NDA opened up a clear early lead in the assembly elections.
The poster, cinematic in its framing and unmistakably designed to project authority, quickly became a magnetic point for cameras and cadre alike.
It went up at around the same time the Election Commission began flashing the day's first substantive trends.



Nov 14, 2025 11:31 IST
As early trends favour NDA, Bihar’s counting day crackles with claims, counters
The NDA was leading in 166 assembly seats, surpassing the majority mark of 122 in the 243-member Bihar Assembly, while the opposition INDIA bloc was ahead in 56 constituencies, prompting rival camps to assert confidence in their prospects.
BJP MLA and party candidate Sanjeev Chaurasiya told PTI Video that the alliance was confident of retaining power.
“The NDA will form the government in Bihar again. We will win with a very good majority. People of Bihar trust the double-engine government. And the fact that not a single booth has required recounting, which only proves the ground situation," he said.
JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar, also speaking to PTI Video, claimed that the early trends reflected public endorsement of the ruling coalition.
“Just as the sun rose today, Bihar will also shine brighter and move forward. It will not move towards destruction,” he said.



Nov 14, 2025 11:06 IST
NDA leads in 166 seats, surpassing majority mark of 122; INDIA bloc ahead in 59
The ruling NDA was leading in 166 seats, surpassing the majority mark of 122, in early trends as counting was underway for the Bihar assembly polls on Friday morning, according to the Election Commission.
The opposition INDIA bloc was way behind, leading in 59 of the 243 seats in the assembly.
The tally is likely to change with several rounds of counting still left.
The BJP was leading in 72 seats, its ally JD(U) in 71, the LJP(RV) in 18, the HAM (S) in four, and the RLM was leading in one seat after the first few rounds of counting.
In the opposition bloc, the RJD was leading in 43 seats, the Congress in eight, the CPIM(L) Liberation in six, and the CPI and CPI(M) in one seat each.
The Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj Party and the Mukesh Sahani-helmed VIP are trailing in all the seats they have contested.



Nov 14, 2025 11:04 IST
J-K: BJP's Devyani Rana leads with 5,267 votes in Nagrota bypoll
The Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Devyani Rana was ahead with a lead of 5,267 votes over Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) candidate Harsh Dev Singh as counting of votes progressed in the Nagrota seat in Jammu on Friday.
By the end of the third round, the BJP polled 11,581 votes, while the JKNPP candidate secured 4,280 votes, followed by National Conference candidate Shamim Begum with 2,464 votes.
Devyani Rana, the daughter of BJP MLA Devender Rana whose demise necessitated the by-election in Nagrota, has established a lead from the start.



Nov 14, 2025 10:57 IST
Bihar: Congress alleges 'counting irregularities' as NDA takes early lead
Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Ram on Friday raised doubts over the "integrity" of the counting process even as Election Commission trends placed the NDA comfortably ahead of the Mahagathbandhan.
The Election Commission's numbers delivered a sweeping early advantage to the ruling alliance. By late morning, the NDA had crossed the 166-seat mark, while the Mahagathbandhan lagged at 56, signalling a sharp tilt in favour of the BJP-led coalition.
Within the NDA, the JD(U) led in 75 seats, the BJP in 72, with allies LJP (RV) (18) and HAMS (5) adding heft to the front.
The Mahagathbandhan's early tally rested largely on the RJD's leads in 41 seats, followed by Congress at seven, Left partners CPI(ML)-Liberation (5) and CPI(M) and CPI in one each.



Nov 14, 2025 10:50 IST
Punjab: AAP candidate Harmeet Sandhu takes lead in Tarn Taran bypoll, SAD nominee trailing
Aam Aadmi Party candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu was leading with a margin of 187 votes against his nearest rival and Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa from the Tarn Taran assembly segment in Punjab, as counting of votes progressed on Friday.
Sandhu was leading with 11,727 votes against Randhawa's 11,540 votes in the fifth round of counting.
The SAD nominee was leading in the first three rounds of counting, but the AAP candidate took over the lead thereafter.
Congress candidate Karanbir Singh Burj was at the third spot with 6,329 votes, and Independent candidate Mandeep Singh was at the fourth position with 4,744 votes.
BJP candidate Harjit Singh Sandhu was at the fifth spot with 1,197 votes.



Nov 14, 2025 10:19 IST
Bihar election results: NDA ahead in 111 assembly seats, INDIA bloc in 33
The ruling NDA was ahead in 111 assembly seats, as compared to 33 of the opposition INDIA bloc, according to trends available on the Election Commission's website.
The BJP was leading in 48 seats, the JD(U) in 44, LJP (Ram Vilas) in 13 and HAM in three.
The RJD was leading in 23 seats, the Congress in seven and the Vikassheel Insaan Party in one.
The Plurals Party and an independent were leading in one seat each.
The counting of votes was underway for 243 constituencies on Friday.



Nov 14, 2025 10:16 IST
Jubilee Hills bypoll: Cong candidate ahead by 47 votes after first round of counting
Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav was ahead of his BRS rival Maganti Sunitha by 47 votes after the completion of first round of counting of votes in the by-election to Jubilee Hills assembly constituency here on Friday.
Yadav secured 8,911 votes, while the BRS nominee got 8,864 votes, as per official data.
BJP's Lankala Deepak Reddy secured 2167 votes.
The counting of votes cast by the voters was taken up after counting the postal ballots at 8 AM.



Nov 14, 2025 10:12 IST
J-K: BJP's Devyani Rana leading in Nagrota bypoll, NC candidate trailing
The initial counting of votes for the bypoll in the Nagrota assembly constituency in Jammu district saw BJP candidate Devyani Rana leading, followed by the National Conference candidate.
Rana is pitted against National Conference nominee and sitting District Development Council member Shamim Begum and the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party candidate Harsh Dev Singh, who is a former state education minister and three-time MLA from Ramnagar.
A total of 10 candidates are in fray in the constituency.



Nov 14, 2025 10:03 IST
Jharkhand: JMM's Somesh Soren leads by 2,164 votes in Ghatshila
JMM candidate Somesh Chandra Soren was leading by 2,164 votes over his nearest rival Ramdas Murmu of the JLKM in the by-election to the Ghatshila assembly seat in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district on Friday, officials said.
After the first round of counting, the JMM candidate secured 5,450 votes, while the JLKM nominee got 3,286 votes.



Nov 14, 2025 09:54 IST
Bihar election results: NDA ahead in 47 assembly seats, INDIA bloc in 14
The ruling NDA was ahead in 47 assembly seats, while the opposition INDIA bloc was leading in 14 constituencies, according to trends available on the Election Commission's website.
The BJP was leading in 25 seats, the JD(U) in 16, and LJP (Ram Vilas) in five. The RJD was leading in 10 seats and the Congress in three.
The Plurals Party and Hindustani Awam Morcha (S) were leading in one seat each.
The counting of votes was underway for 243 constituencies on Friday.



Nov 14, 2025 09:40 IST
Jubilee Hills bypoll: Cong candidate ahead as per initial trends of counting of votes
Congress candidate Naveen Yadav was marginally ahead of his BRS rival Maganti Sunita as per initial trends of counting of votes in the by-election to Jubilee Hills assembly constituency here on Friday, according to TV reports.
The counting of votes cast by the voters was taken up after counting the postal ballots at 8 AM.
Amid tight security, the counting of votes, crucial for the ruling Congress and also BRS, commenced.
The counting process would be completed in 10 rounds.



Nov 14, 2025 09:26 IST
Punjab: SAD candidate Sukhwinder Kaur leads in Tarn Taran seat; counting in progress
Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa was leading from the Tarn Taran assembly segment in Punjab, with Aam Aadmi Party candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu as her nearest rival, according to the initial trends.
Randhawa was leading with 2,910 votes as against the AAP nominee's 2,285 votes.
Congress candidate Karanbir Singh Burj was at the third spot with 1,379 votes, and Independent candidate Mandeep Singh was at the fourth position with 1,005 votes.
The counting of votes for the Tarn Taran bypoll began at 8 am here on Friday.



Nov 14, 2025 09:19 IST
Official Election Commission update: BJP ahead in 5 assembly seats, RJD in 2, Cong 1
The BJP, a constituent of the ruling NDA in Bihar, was leading in five assembly seats as compared to two of the opposition RJD and one of the Congress, according to trends available on the Election Commission's website.
The counting of votes was underway for 243 constituencies on Friday.
The BJP was ahead in Rajnagar, Aurai, Baruraj, Sahebganj and Kumhrar, while the RJD was leading in Baniapur and Danapur and the Congress in Bikram.