Bihar election results 2025 LIVE: NDA ship sails towards a sweep with 190+ seats, shatters MGB hopes

BIhar election results 2025 unrecorded: What ab initio appeared to be a come together contend betwixt the NDA and the Mahagathbandhan later turned out to be a one-sided game as the former widened its lead against the latter as the Election Commission of India (ECI) counted votes.The poll panel showed the NDA leading on over 190 seats, comfortably crossing the halfway mark of 122. After briefly trailing behind the RJD in terms of number of seats with a lead, the BJP raced ahead of its opponent again, maintaining a lead on nearly 80 seats, as per trends by PValue Analytics.Key constituencies like Lakhisarai, Alinagar, Buxar and Patna Sahib are among seats where the BJP is leading, and Raghopur, Thakurganj, Amnour, Hajipur and Bodh Gaya are seats where the RJD was leading at 9:15 am, trends from PValue Analytics showed.Follow this link for more updates on Bihar Assembly elections - Bihar Chunav LIVE TrackerWhile trends hint at a sweeping victory for the BJP, the actual picture will only be clear by evening. Most exit polls had favoured the ruling NDA as the clear winner, and trends from this morning also hint at a similar outcome.Tap for live updates on Bihar Chunav in Hindi.Bihar assembly election results | Key pointsVoting begins, trends emerge: The Election Commission of India began counting of votes at 8 am, starting with postal ballots, followed by Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Trends have given a big edge to the BJP and JDU combine, showing a lead on over 180 seats, way beyong the halfway mark of 122. While early trends suggested that the Opposition Mahagathbandhan was putting up a strong fight, the alliance appeared to lose momentum later.Bihar election key battles: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's bastion Raghopur, the Mahua seat on which his estranged brother is contesting, the Alinagar seat from where BJP has fielded popular folk singer Maithili Thakur and constituencies in the crucial Seemanchal region - including Kishanganj, Purnia, Araria and Katihar - are some of the key battles.What exit polls predicted: Days ahead of result day, most pollsters predicted a comfortable win for the NDA, which is projected to restrict Mahagathbandhan below the majority mark. While pollsters like Today's Chanakya, Matrize, P-Marq, Peoples Pulse, and poll diary predicted a landslide win for the NDA, Axis My India projected a narrow victory. While the BJP thumped its chest over the projection, the Mahagathbandhan dismissed them as attempts to create a "psychological impact".Bihar voter turnout: Voting for the Bihar assembly elections was held in two phases - November 6 and November 11. The first phase recorded 65.08 per cent polling, while the second logged a record 69.20 per cent, the highest the state has seen in polls held since 1951, according to the EC. While 1,302 candidates contested on 121 seats in the first phase on November 6, the remaining 1,314 contested on 122 seats on November 11 during the final phase, as per data from the Election Commission of India.