Bihar legislative Assembly election - 2025

Bihar legislative Assembly election - 2025

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Bihar from 6 to 11 November 2025, to elect the 243 members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 14 November 2025.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won a landslide victory, defeating the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan (MGB). Incumbent chief minister Nitish Kumar took the oath for a record tenth time. For the first time, the BJP won the most seats in a Bihar Legislative Assembly election. The RJD, led by Tejashwi Yadav, fell to third for the first time since 2010, while Kumar's Janata Dal United recorded its best result since 2010. The Indian National Congress (INC) fared poorly in the election, while the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha secured seats for the first time.

The tenure of Bihar Legislative Assembly  got ended on 22 November 2025.The previous assembly elections were held in October–November 2020. After the election, the National Democratic Alliance formed the state government, with Nitish Kumar becoming Chief Minister.

On 9 August 2022, the JDU ended its alliance with the BJP and Nitish Kumar resigned as Chief Minister.On 10 August 2022, JDU joined the Mahagathbandhan alliance with the RJD and the INC, with Nitish Kumar again taking oath as Chief Minister of the state.

In January 2024, the JDU ended its alliance with Mahagathbandhan and Nitish Kumar resigned as Chief Minister.He formed the new government with BJP-led NDA and was sworn in as the Chief Minister again.

• Unemployment

Bihar faces a severe unemployment crisis, particularly among youth and educated graduates. Many young Biharis are forced to migrate to other states for work due to lack of opportunities. Both the ruling NDA and opposition Mahagathbandhan had made job creation and youth empowerment key promises, with pledges such as government jobs for every household, skill centers, and massive investment packages.

• Law and order

Law and order problems, including caste-based violence, crime rates, and political intimidation, affect public safety. Improving policing and justice systems was a key election promise by competing parties

After the election results were announced, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to NDA's landslide election victory by emphasizing development, good governance, and unity. He thanked the people of Bihar for their historic mandate and praised party workers for their hard work. Incumbent Chief minister Nitish Kumar thanked Modi and the other NDA allies for their support.