Overview
- Multiple agencies, including Matrize, P-Marq, People’s Pulse, JVC and Dainik Bhaskar, project the BJP–JD(U)-led NDA comfortably past the 122-seat majority, with most ranges clustered around 133–167 seats.
- BJP and NDA leaders hailed the exit polls and high participation as an endorsement of continuity and development, citing Nitish Kumar’s governance and strong support from women voters.
- RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav rejected the surveys as BJP-scripted and psychologically driven, claimed about 72 lakh more votes than 2020 point to change, and said the INDIA bloc will form the government with an oath planned for November 18.
- The Election Commission reported the highest turnout since 1951 at roughly 66.9–67.14%, with women’s participation outpacing men, a figure both alliances cite to support their narratives.
- Analysts recall Bihar’s 2020 misfires by exit polls as a cautionary note, with official counting scheduled for November 14 under tight security as Yadav warns against any attempt to slow or influence the process.