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Two-phase Bihar elections on Nov 6 and 11; results on Nov 14
By IndianMandarins- 06 Oct 2025
1058New Delhi (06.10.2025): The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on October 6, 2025, a two-phase election on November 6 and 11 while results will be announced on November 14. The election will be held after Chhath Puja festivities. On November 4, political parties urged the ECI to schedule Assembly elections after Chhath and in the minimum number of phases. After the SIR exercise, there are a total of 7.43 crore voters in Bihar with 14 lakh first time voters. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar also said that this will be the best election for voters. “Bihar elections will be easy for voters. Full monitoring of law and order will be maintained. Bihar election will be reflected as the best election," he said while announcing the poll dates. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan are the two important players. A new dimension has been added to the race is election-strategist-turned-neta Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party. In the 2020 polls, held amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the BJP had won 74 seats out of 110 that it had contested. The NDA as a whole had secured a majority with 125 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan had won 110. The RJD emerged as the single largest party with 75 seats. Besides the BJP, the NDA in Bihar—which is contesting the polls under the leadership of chief minister Nitish Kumar who heads the JD(U)—also includes Union minister Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Rashtriya Lok Morcha headed by Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha and HAM led by Jeetan Ram Manjhi. JD(U) is likely to contest on 102 seats, while the BJP will get 101. The arithmetic has been reached keeping in mind Nitish Kumar’s insistence of “at least one more seat than BJP". Meanwhile, LJP (Ram Vilas) is expected to be allotted 20 seats. The distribution marks a slight recalibration from the 2020 assembly elections, when JD(U) had fielded candidates on 115 seats and BJP on 110. Smaller allies then—Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM and Mukesh Sahni’s VIP—were given seven and 11 seats, respectively. Chhat, an important festival in Bihar that is celebrated six days after Diwali, will fall on October 25-28 this year. During Diwali and Chhat, people employed outside Bihar return home for festivities, and it is believed that it is the best time to hold polls to ensure greater voter participation.
- Election Commission of India
- Chhath Puja
- Assembly elections
- Bihar Assembly elections
- Chief Election Commissioner
- Gyanesh Kumar
- National Democratic Alliance
- Mahagathbandhan
- RJD-led Mahagathbandhan
- Prashant Kishor
- Jan Suraaj Party
- the RJD
- Lok Janshakti Party
- Rashtriya Lok Morcha
- Rajya Sabha
- Upendra Kushwaha
- Jeetan Ram Manjhi
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Two-phase Bihar elections on Nov 6 and 11; results on Nov 14
By IndianMandarins - 2025-10-06 22:22:00
New Delhi (06.10.2025): The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on October 6, 2025, a two-phase election on November 6 and 11 while results will be announced on November 14. The election will be held after Chhath Puja festivities. On November 4, political parties urged the ECI to schedule Assembly elections after Chhath and in the minimum number of phases.
After the SIR exercise, there are a total of 7.43 crore voters in Bihar with 14 lakh first time voters. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar also said that this will be the best election for voters. “Bihar elections will be easy for voters. Full monitoring of law and order will be maintained. Bihar election will be reflected as the best election," he said while announcing the poll dates.
The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan are the two important players. A new dimension has been added to the race is election-strategist-turned-neta Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party.
In the 2020 polls, held amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the BJP had won 74 seats out of 110 that it had contested. The NDA as a whole had secured a majority with 125 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan had won 110. The RJD emerged as the single largest party with 75 seats.
Besides the BJP, the NDA in Bihar—which is contesting the polls under the leadership of chief minister Nitish Kumar who heads the JD(U)—also includes Union minister Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Rashtriya Lok Morcha headed by Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha and HAM led by Jeetan Ram Manjhi.
JD(U) is likely to contest on 102 seats, while the BJP will get 101. The arithmetic has been reached keeping in mind Nitish Kumar’s insistence of “at least one more seat than BJP". Meanwhile, LJP (Ram Vilas) is expected to be allotted 20 seats. The distribution marks a slight recalibration from the 2020 assembly elections, when JD(U) had fielded candidates on 115 seats and BJP on 110. Smaller allies then—Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM and Mukesh Sahni’s VIP—were given seven and 11 seats, respectively.
Chhat, an important festival in Bihar that is celebrated six days after Diwali, will fall on October 25-28 this year. During Diwali and Chhat, people employed outside Bihar return home for festivities, and it is believed that it is the best time to hold polls to ensure greater voter participation.
