Overview
- Counting for all 243 Bihar Assembly seats starts at 8 a.m. on November 14, according to the Election Commission of India.
- Today’s verdict will determine whether Nitish Kumar’s NDA retains power or Tejashwi Yadav’s Mahagathbandhan forms the next government.
- Voter participation was unusually high, with 65.08% turnout in phase one and 68.76% in phase two, including a record first-phase surge.
- Most exit polls gave the NDA an edge, with Axis My India projecting NDA 121–141 seats and the Mahagathbandhan 98–118, while reports suggest limited impact for the Jan Suraaj Party.
- Results for eight by-elections across six states and one Union Territory, including Jubilee Hills and Budgam, will be declared alongside Bihar’s count, with live updates on the ECI website and major news outlets.