Next Bihar Legislative Assembly election

The Next Bihar Legislative Assembly election is speculated to be held on or before October–November 2025 to elect all 243 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

Next Bihar Legislative Assembly election

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All 243 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
118 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
 
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LeaderSamrat ChoudharyTejashwi YadavNitish Kumar
PartyBJPRJDJD(U)
AllianceNDAMGBNDA
Leader since202220172005
Leader's seatMLCRaghopurMLC
Last election19.46%, 74 seats23.11%, 75 seats15.39%, 43 seats
Current seats857445
Seats neededIncrease 38Increase 49Increase 78

 
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LeaderShakeel Ahmad KhanMahbub AlamAkhtarul Iman
PartyINCCPI(ML)LAIMIM
AllianceMGBMGB
Leader since202320202015
Leader's seatKadwaBalrampurAmour
Last election9.48%, 19 seats3.16%, 12 seats1.24%, 5 seats
Current seats19121
Seats neededIncrease 103Increase 110Increase 117

Bihar Legislative Assembly seats

Incumbent Chief Minister

Nitish Kumar
JD(U)



Background

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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.[3]

Schedule

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Poll EventSchedule
Notification DateTBD
Last Date for filing nominationTBD
Scrutiny of nominationTBD
Last Date for Withdrawal of nominationTBD
Date of PollTBD
Date of Counting of VotesTBD

Parties and alliances

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Party/AllianceFlagSymbolLeaderContesting Seats
National Democratic AllianceBharatiya Janata Party Samrat ChoudharyTBD
Janata Dal (United) Nitish KumarTBD
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chirag PaswanTBD
Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party Pashupati Kumar ParasTBD
Hindustani Awam Morcha Jitan Ram ManjhiTBD
Rashtriya Lok Morcha Upendra KushwahaTBD
MahagathbandhanRashtriya Janata Dal Tejashwi YadavTBD
Indian National Congress Akhilesh Prasad SinghTBD
Vikassheel Insaan PartyMukesh SahaniTBD
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Mahbub AlamTBD
Communist Party of India Ram Naresh PandeyTBD
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Ajay KumarTBD
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Akhtarul ImanTBD
Aam Aadmi Party[4] TBD

Surveys and polls

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Opinion polls

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Vote Share Projections
Polling agencyDate publishedSample sizeMargin of ErrorLead
MGBNDAOthers
Seat Projections
Polling agencyDate publishedSample sizeMargin of ErrorLead
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Exit polls

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Polling agencyDate publishedSample sizeMargin of ErrorLead
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Solo 'Chalo' In 2025?, Outlook". Outlook (India). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ Piyush Tripathi (28 November 2020). "Bihar elections can happen before 2025; LJP to be prepared on all 243 seats: Chirag Paswan". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Bihar politics: Prashant Kishor predicts JD(U) fate in 2025 elections". 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Another jolt to INDIA bloc? Arvind Kejriwal's AAP to contest Bihar Assembly polls". India Today. Retrieved 27 August 2023.