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{{Short description|Elections for the 18th Legislative assembly of Bihar}}
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{{Infobox election
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| election_name = 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
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| type = Legislative
| ongoing = yes
| election_date = By October–November 2025
| country = India
| seats_for_election = All 243 seats in the ]
| majority_seats = 122
| previous_year = 2020
| previous_election = 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2030
| next_election = 2030 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
| outgoing_members = 17th Bihar Assembly#Members of Legislative Assembly
| elected_members = <!--18th Bihar Assembly#Members of Legislative Assembly-->
| opinion_polls = 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election#Opinion polls
| image_size = 120px
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| leader2 = ]
| party2 = Rashtriya Janata Dal
| alliance2 = Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
| leader_since2 = 2017
| leaders_seat2 = ]
| last_election2 = 23.11%, 75 seats
| seats_before2 = 74
| seats_needed2 = {{increase}} 48
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| leader1 = ]
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance
| leader_since1 = 2024
| leaders_seat1 = ]
| last_election1 = 19.46%, 74 seats
| seats_before1 = 85
| seats_needed1 = {{increase}} 37
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| leader3 = ]
| party3 = ]
| alliance3 = National Democratic Alliance (India)
| leader_since3 = 2005
| leaders_seat3 = ]
| last_election3 = 15.39%, 43 seats
| seats_before3 = 45
| seats_needed3 = {{increase}} 77
| map_image = Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Bihar.svg
| map_size = 350px
| map_caption = Bihar Legislative Assembly seats
| title = ]
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| before_party = ]
| posttitle = ] after election
| after_election =
| after_party =
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| leaders_seat5 = -
| last_election5 = -
| seats_before5 = -
| seats_needed5 = {{increase}} 123
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| leader4 = ]
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| leaders_seat4 = ]
| last_election4 = 9.48%, 19 seats
| seats_before4 = 19
| seats_needed4 = {{increase}} 103
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The '''2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election''' for all 243 constituencies is scheduled to be held on October or November 2025.

== Background ==
The ] elections were held in October{{ndash}}November 2020. After the election, ] formed the state government, with ] becoming Chief Minister. Later, In August 2022 ] led JD(U) snap ties with NDA and formed government with RJD led Mahagathbandhan. Later, In January 2024 ] led JD(U) snap ties with RJD led Mahagathbandhan and again formed government with BJP led NDA. ], a political strategist, claimed his prediction scared them, leading to their exit from Mahagathbandhan. His next forecast is that JD(U) won't secure over 20 seats in the state election. He declared retirement if ] exceeds 20 seats.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/bihar-politics-prashant-kishore-calls-nitish-kumar-sardar-of-palturams-predicts-jd-u-fate-in-2025-elections-11706437341779.html | title=Bihar politics: Prashant Kishor predicts JD(U) fate in 2025 elections | date=28 January 2024 }}</ref>

==Schedule==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Poll Event
! Schedule
|-
| Notification Date
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Last Date for filing nomination
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Scrutiny of nomination
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Date of Poll
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Date of Counting of Votes
| '''TBD'''
|}

==Parties and Alliances==
=== {{legend2|{{party color|Jan Suraaj Party}}|]}} ===
{|class="wikitable" width="50%" style="text-align:center;
! colspan="2" | Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Photo
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Jan Suraaj Party}}
| ]
| ]
| ]
| ]
| ]
|243
|-
|}
=== {{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|]}} ===
{| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="text-align:center;
! colspan="2" | Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Photo
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Janata Dal (United)}}
|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
|
|-
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
|
|-
|{{party color cell|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)}}
|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
|
|-
|{{party color cell|Hindustani Awam Morcha}}
|]
|]
||]
|]
|]
|
|-
|bgcolor="#999966"|
|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
|
|-
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)}}|]}} ===
{| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="text-align:center;
! colspan="4" | Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Photo
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
| colspan="3"|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
|
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| colspan="3"|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
|
|-
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation}}
|colspan="3"|]
|]
|]
||]
|]
|
|-
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|colspan="3"|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
|
|-
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|colspan="3"|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
|
|-
|{{party color cell|Vikassheel Insaan Party}}
| colspan="3"| ]
||]
||]
||]
|]
|
|-
|}

===Others===
{| class="wikitable" width="50%" style="text-align:center;
! colspan="2" | Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Photo
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Another jolt to INDIA bloc? Arvind Kejriwal's AAP to contest Bihar Assembly polls |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/aap-to-contest-bihar-assembly-election-india-bloc-mumbai-meet-kejriwal-nitish-kumar-2427318-2023-08-27|access-date=2023-08-27|website=India Today|date=27 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|]
|]
|]
| Sushil Kumar
|153
|-
|{{party color cell|Plurals Party}}
|]
|]
|]
|]
|Pushpam Priya Choudhary
|243
|-
|{{party color cell|Aap Sabki Aawaz}}
|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
|140<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ndtv.in/india/bihr-rcp-singh-announces-his-own-party-asha-aap-sabki-awaz-will-fight-2025-bihar-assembly-elections-6914149 | title=बिहार : आरसीपी सिंह ने बनाई अपनी पार्टी, 2025 का विधानसभा चुनाव लड़ने का किया ऐलान }}</ref>
|-
|{{party color cell|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|]
|]
|]
|
|]
|85
|-

|}

==Surveys and polls==

===Opinion polls===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:16px;"
|+Vote Share Projections
!rowspan="2"|Polling agency
!rowspan="2"|Date published
!rowspan="2"|Sample size
!rowspan="2"|Margin of Error
|bgcolor="{{party color|Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}"|
|style="background:grey;"|
!rowspan="2"|Lead
|-
!]
!]
!Others
|-
|News today
|
|
|
|130 90
|100 150
|13. 03
|
|-
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:16px;"
|+Seat Projections
!rowspan="2"|Polling agency
!rowspan="2"|Date published
!rowspan="2"|Sample size
!rowspan="2"|Margin of Error
|bgcolor="{{party color|Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}"|
|style="background:grey;"|
!rowspan="2"|Lead
|-
!]
!]
!Others
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|}

===Exit polls===

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:16px;"
!rowspan="2"|Polling agency
!rowspan="2"|Date published
!rowspan="2"|Sample size
!rowspan="2"|Margin of Error
|bgcolor="{{party color|Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}"|
|style="background:grey;"|
!rowspan="2"|Lead
|-
!]
!]
!Others
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|}

==See also ==

* ]
* ]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Bihar elections}}

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]
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Latest revision as of 04:59, 15 January 2025

Elections for the 18th Legislative assembly of Bihar

2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
← 2020 By October–November 2025 2030 →
← outgoing members
All 243 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
122 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
  NDA's Dilip Jaiswal meeting with Nitish Kumar after victory of their candidates in bypolls (cropped).jpg Tejaswi Yadav 2023.jpg Nitish Kumar with JDU functionaries (cropped).jpg
Leader Dilip Jaiswal Tejashwi Yadav Nitish Kumar
Party BJP RJD JD(U)
Alliance NDA MGB NDA
Leader since 2024 2017 2005
Leader's seat MLC Raghopur MLC
Last election 19.46%, 74 seats 23.11%, 75 seats 15.39%, 43 seats
Current seats 85 74 45
Seats needed Increase 37 Increase 48 Increase 77
  The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Agriculture, Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh addressing at the National Productivity Awards Ceremony for the Agriculture Sector, in New Delhi on May 24, 2007 (cropped).jpg Prashant Kishor.png
Leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh Prashant Kishore
Party INC JSUP
Alliance MGB -
Leader since 2023 2022
Leader's seat Rajya Sabha -
Last election 9.48%, 19 seats -
Current seats 19 -
Seats needed Increase 103 Increase 123
Bihar Legislative Assembly seats
Incumbent Chief Minister

Nitish Kumar
JD(U)



The 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election for all 243 constituencies is scheduled to be held on October or November 2025.

Background

The previous assembly elections were held in October–November 2020. After the election, National Democratic Alliance formed the state government, with Nitish Kumar becoming Chief Minister. Later, In August 2022 Nitish Kumar led JD(U) snap ties with NDA and formed government with RJD led Mahagathbandhan. Later, In January 2024 Nitish Kumar led JD(U) snap ties with RJD led Mahagathbandhan and again formed government with BJP led NDA. Prashant Kishor, a political strategist, claimed his prediction scared them, leading to their exit from Mahagathbandhan. His next forecast is that JD(U) won't secure over 20 seats in the state election. He declared retirement if Janata Dal (United) exceeds 20 seats.

Schedule

Poll Event Schedule
Notification Date TBD
Last Date for filing nomination TBD
Scrutiny of nomination TBD
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination TBD
Date of Poll TBD
Date of Counting of Votes TBD

Parties and Alliances

  Jan Suraaj Party

Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
Jan Suraaj Party Prashant Kishore 243

  National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
Janata Dal (United) Nitish Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party Dilip Kumar Jaiswal
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chirag Paswan
Hindustani Awam Morcha Jitan Ram Manjhi
Rashtriya Lok Morcha Upendra Kushwaha

  Mahagathbandhan

Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
Rashtriya Janata Dal Tejashwi Yadav
Indian National Congress Akhilesh Prasad Singh
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Mahbub Alam
Communist Party of India Ram Naresh Pandey
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Ajay Kumar
Vikassheel Insaan Party Mukesh Sahani

Others

Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
Aam Aadmi Party Sushil Kumar 153
The Plurals Party Pushpam Priya Choudhary 243
Aap Sabki Aawaz RCP Singh 140
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Akhtarul Iman 85

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Vote Share Projections
Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of Error Lead
MGB NDA Others
News today 130 90 100 150 13. 03
Seat Projections
Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of Error Lead
MGB NDA Others

Exit polls

Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of Error Lead
MGB NDA Others

See also

References

  1. "Bihar politics: Prashant Kishor predicts JD(U) fate in 2025 elections". 28 January 2024.
  2. "Another jolt to INDIA bloc? Arvind Kejriwal's AAP to contest Bihar Assembly polls". India Today. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. "बिहार : आरसीपी सिंह ने बनाई अपनी पार्टी, 2025 का विधानसभा चुनाव लड़ने का किया ऐलान".
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