Next Bihar Legislative Assembly election

Next Bihar Legislative Assembly election
By October–November 2025
All 243 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
122 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Tejashwi Yadav Sanjay Jaiswal Nitish Kumar
Party RJD BJP JD(U)
Alliance MGB NDA NDA
Leader since 2017 2019 2005
Last election 75 seats 74 seats 43 seats
Seats needed 47 48 79
 
Leader Madan Mohan Jha Mahbub Alam Akhtarul Iman
Party INC CPI(ML)L AIMIM
Alliance MGB MGB GDSF
Leader since 2018 2015 2020
Last election 19 seats 12 seats 5 seats
Seats needed 103 110 117
 
Leader Ram Ratan Singh Ajay Kumar Pashupati Kumar Paras
Party CPI CPI (M) LJP
Alliance MGB MGB NDA
Leader since 2020 2020 2019
Last election 2 seats 2 seats 1 seats
Seats needed 120 120 121
Incumbent Chief Minister

Nitish Kumar
JD(U)

The Next Bihar Legislative Assembly election is scheduled to be held on or before October–November 2025 to elect all 243 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.[1][2] Incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may not seek re-election.[3]

Background

The previous assembly elections were held in October–November 2020. After the election, National Democratic Alliance formed the state government, with Nitish Kumar becoming Chief Minister.

Schedule
Poll Event Schedule
Notification Date TBD
Last Date for filing nomination TBD
Scrutiny of nomination TBD
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination TBD
Date of Poll TBD
Date of Counting of Votes TBD

Parties & Alliances

  National Democratic Alliance
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party
Sanjay Jaiswal TBD
2. Janata Dal (United)
Nitish Kumar TBD
3. Vikassheel Insaan Party
Mukesh Sahani TBD
4. Hindustani Awam Morcha
Jitan Ram Manjhi TBD

  Mahagathbandhan
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats contested
1. Rashtriya Janata Dal
Tejashwi Yadav TBD
2. Indian National Congress
Madan Mohan Jha TBD
3. Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)
Dipankar Bhattacharya TBD
4. Communist Party of India
Ram Naresh Pandey TBD
5. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Awadhesh Kumar Rai TBD

  All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats contested
1. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Akhatul Iman TBD

See also

References
  1. "Solo 'Chalo' In 2025? | Outlook India Magazine". Outlook (India). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. "Bihar elections can happen before 2025; LJP to be prepared on all 243 seats: Chirag Paswan - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. "This is my last election, Nitish Kumar says at poll rally - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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