The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) retained power in the Bihar Assembly election with a decisive victory of 202 seats (BJP 89, JD(U) 85), marking a severe setback for the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which won only 25 seats, its second-worst performance since 2010; however, the RJD achieved the highest individual party vote share at 23% (outperforming the BJP’s 20.07% and the JD(U)’s 19.26%), while the Congress also faced a rout, winning only six seats.
NDA Total
202 (Majority
Secured a landslide victory in the 243-member assembly.
RJD
25
23.00% (Highest)
Won only 25 seats despite the highest vote share; a significant dip from 75 seats in 2020.
Additional Highlights
Tejashwi Yadav successfully won his family stronghold of Raghopur.
The overall voter turnout of over 66% was the highest ever recorded in the state since 1951, with female voters (71.6%) outperforming male voters (62.8%).
The Jan Suraaj Party and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) did not win any seats.
