Bihar Assembly polls: Elections to be held in 2 phases on Nov 6 , Nov 11

Counting on Nov 14

New Delhi, October 6, 2025 (ANI): The Election Commission on Monday announced the schedule for the Bihar Assembly elections. The 243 Assembly seats will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11 with counting of votes to be held on November 14. In the 2015 election, RJD won 80 seats woth 18.8 % vote share while its ally the Congress won 27 seats with a vote share of 6.8%.

The JDU which at the time was also part of the Mahagathbandhan won 71 seats with a vote share of 17.3 %. The BJP won 53 seats with a vote share of 25%, while other parties won 8 seats with a share of 22.5%.

The Nitish Kumar -RJD-Congress alliance was short lived with Nitish Kumar walking out and then forming a

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