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The NDA cruised to a comfortable majority in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections , winning a clear edge over the Mahagathbandhan in the final seat tally. Within this broader outcome emerged a notable subplot: the electoral fate of former IPS officers who had traded their uniforms for politics.
Their entry had sparked curiosity across the state, and the results now offer a clear picture of how voters responded to these high-profile bureaucrats-turned-candidates.
Here are the results for these ex-IPS officers:
Former IPS Shivdeep Lande: Shivdeep Lande, a well-known officer from Bihar, resigned to contest as an Independent candidate from the Jamalpur Assembly seat in Munger district. Unfortunately, Lande did not fare well, losing significantly to JDU’s Nachiketa

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