Bihar result: RJD leading in 25 seats, far behind its 2020 tally of 75 wins

Bihar’s main Opposition party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, is headed for its second-worst performance in the state Assembly elections, with trends as of 3.30 pm showing it leading in 25 seats.

In 2010, the party had won 22 seats.

The RJD is part of the Mahagathbandhan, which also comprises the Congress, the Vikassheel Insaan Party and three Left parties – the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, the Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) – along with the newly formed Indian Inclusive Party.

The RJD was the single-largest party in the state in 2020 with 75 seats and a 23.5% vote share.

According to the current trends in the 2025 elections, the Tejashwi Yadav-led party has received a higher vote share than its rivals: the Bharatiya Janata Party and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), both part of the National Democratic Alliance.

Read Scroll’s ground reports from Bihar here.

The RJD, which contested 143 seats in the 243-member Assembly, has so far secured a vote share of 22.84% which is 1.86% more than the BJP and 3.97% more than the JD(U).

The BJP and the JD(U) contested 101 seats each.

Yadav, the chief ministerial face of the Opposition Mahagathbandhan, is currently trailing in his Raghopur seat. He has received 47,300 votes and is...

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