Overview
- Election Commission trends placed the NDA ahead in roughly 185–200 of 243 seats, safely above the 122 majority mark, with counting still in progress.
- JDU appeared to be the alliance’s frontrunner in early tallies, leading in about 76–84 of the 101 seats it contested, alongside strong BJP leads in roughly 80–90.
- LJP(RV) registered significant advances with leads around 19–23 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan trailed badly and Congress showed leads only in a few constituencies.
- Bihar recorded a record turnout of about 66.9%–67.1%, with independent analysis attributing the rise to both a voter‑roll cleanup and the festival‑season return of migrant voters.
- Key contests pointed to micro‑level shifts: Tejashwi Yadav trailed in Raghopur, BJP’s Maithili Thakur led in Alinagar, NDA gained in several Muslim‑dominated seats, and Jan Suraaj failed to hold any leads.