Bihar Election Results Highlights: NDA secures 30 seats in Bihar, INDIA bloc settles for 9

In the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections in Bihar, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) emerged victorious, securing 30 out of the 40 seats. The INDIA bloc managed to win nine seats, while independent candidate Pappu Yadav clinched the Purnia Lok Sabha constituency.

Within the NDA, JDU and the BJP won 12 seats each, while the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) secured five seats, and the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) won one seat. In the INDIA bloc, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won four seats, the Congress three seats, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) two seats.

Compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the NDA's tally in Bihar decreased by nine seats. The JD(U) lost four seats in Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, and Jahanabad, while the BJP faced defeat in Patliputra, Arrah, Buxar, Aurangabad, and Sasaram. However, the LJP (R) managed to win all five seats it contested.

In the previous election, the Congress had won only the Kishanganj seat, while the RJD and CPI (M-L) failed to secure any seats. This time, prominent winners in Bihar include Giriraj Singh, Nityanand Rai, Chirag Paswan, Lalan Singh, Misa Bharti, Radha Mohan Singh, and Tariq Anwar. However, notable leaders such as RK Singh, Upendra Kushwaha, Rohini Acharya, Raj Kripal Yadav, and Pawan Singh lost the electoral battle.

Politics is a game of possibilities, and no one knows this better than Bihar CM Nitish Kumar who has ditched enough allies over the years. His spectacular performance in the Lok Sabha polls has once again ensured he remains the alliance’s face in Bihar till next year’s assembly polls. More so, because former deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi’s untimely death has left BJP without a stalwart in the state.

The NDA has won 30 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar while the INDIA bloc got nine seats and Congress' Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav secured the Purnea seat as an Independent candidate.

NDA partners BJP and JD-U got 12 seats each, Chirag Paswan-led LJP-Ram Vilas (LJPRV) won five, and Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) got one seat. Similarly, INDIA bloc allies RJD won four seats, Congress (3), and CPI-ML (2). Independent (Pappu Yadav) won one seat.

Chirag Paswan and his brother-in-law Arun Bharti defeated RJD candidates Shiv Chandra Ram and Archana Ravidas from Hajipur and Jamui respectively.

Rajya Sabha MP Misa Bharti, RJD candidate and elder daughter of party supremo Lalu Prasad, won the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat, defeating her nearest BJP rival Ram Kripal Yadav by a margin of over 85,000 votes. However, Rohini Acharya, Lalu's other daughter who was an RJD nominee from Saran Lok Sabha constituency, lost by over 13,661 votes to BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

In Patliputra Lok Sabha seat, Misa Bharti secured 6,13,283 votes, whereas, her nearest rival BJP's Yadav secured 528109 votes.

In Arrah Lok Sabha seat, BJP leader and Union minister RK Singh lost his seat by over 59,808 votes to Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)'s Sudama Prasad.

Raja Ram Singh of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won Karakat Lok Sabha seat by defeating Bhojpuri singer and independent candidate, Pawan Singh, by a margin of over 1,05858 votes.

Former Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy scored a hattrick for BJP in Saran by defeating Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya by over 13,000 votes, each time getting the better of a member of the RJD chief’s extended family.

Neither Rohini — popularly as “kidney girl” for having donated one of her kidneys to her ailing father around two years ago — nor anyone in her circles had anticipated that her poll debut would turn out to be baptism by fire.

In 2014, Rudy had defeated Lalu’s wife and former Bihar CM Rabri Devi by 41,000 votes. Five years later, Rudy widened the gap, beating former state minister and RJD nominee Chandrika Rai by nearly 1.4 lakh votes. Rai is the father-in-law of Lalu’s eldest son and ex-minister Tej Pratap Yadav. For Rudy, his 2019 victory was sweeter also because Rai is the son of former Daroga Prasad Rai, a former CM who hailed from Saran.

After over three years of struggle, LJP (Ram Vilas) prez Chirag Paswan through his decisive victory has finally proved he is the “real” political heir of his father Ram Vilas Paswan, who died in Oct 2020.

By winning all the five Lok Sabha seats his party was allotted in the NDA alliance, Chirag has not only maintained LJP’s previous track record of keeping 100% strike rate but also established that he is the new Dalit icon on the political landscape of Bihar. In 2019 polls, LJP under Ram Vilas had won all the six seats that were allotted to the party under the seat-sharing pact.

Everyone was surprised when BJP allotted five seats to Chirag’s party while sparing none to his rival faction Rashtriya Lok Janshakti party, headed by his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras. Through his spectacular performance, Chirag has now proved how BJP was right in its decision.

LJP(RV) had fielded its candidates in Hajipur, Vaishali, Samastipur, Khagaria and Jamui. Chirag’s victory is commendable as he fought the polls on his own; his father wasn’t there to guide him and uncle Paras and cousin Prince Raj staying away from the poll campaign.

RJD leader Misa Bharti wins from Patliputra Lok Sabha constituency and receives her winning certificate.

The counting of votes ended and have announced the results of all 40 seats where Bihar's former chief minister registered the first victory in the state. Till now BJP and JD (U) won 12 seats and some of them are Darbhanga, Paschim Champaran, Begusarai and Araria.

While the counting of votes was reaching to its end, the Election Commission declared the results of 34 seats where JD (U) won the 11 seats and BJP won the 10 and Congress emerged as victorious in 3 seats.

Bharatiya Janata Party's Ravi Shankar Prasad won the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency. He defeated Congress' Anshul Avijit with a margin of 1,53,846.

Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas) candidate Arun Bharti won from the Jamui Lok Sabha constituency. He won with a margin of 1,12,482 against RJD's Archana Kumari.

JD (U)'s Dileshwar Kawait won the Supaul Lok Sabha constituency and Girdhari Yadav emerged as victorious from the Banka Lok Sabha constituency.

Janata Dal's two candidates Sunil Kumar and Lovely Anand won the Valmiki and Seohar Lok Sabha constituencies respectively. Sunil Kumar won with a margin of 98,675 votes

Bharatiya Janata Party's Giriraj Singh won the Bengusarai Lok Sabha constituency against CPI's Abdhesh Kumar Roy with a margin of 81,480 seats.

In the 2019 election also, Giriraj Singh won with 687,577 votes. The runner-up was Kanhaiya Kumar of the Communist Party of India (CPI), with a victory margin of 419,660 votes.

BJP's candidate Gopal Jee Thakur won the Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency against RJD's Lalit Kumar Yadav.

In the Lok Sabha elections of 2024, the Darbhanga constituency went to the polls in Phase 4 on May 13, 2024. Situated in Bihar, Darbhanga constitutes one of the 40 parliamentary seats in the state, holding a general category parliamentary seat status with a literacy rate of 46.14%.

Manoj Tiwari, a BJP MP, expressed his views regarding the significance of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as an ally of the NDA. Tiwari emphasized that the public desires to witness Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the JD(U) leader working together. "Nitish Kumar is an important ally of the NDA and the people of the country have said that they want to see Modi and Kumar together. The NDA will form the government under the leadership of Modi, and Kumar has a big role in it," stated Tiwari, who is running for office in the northeast Delhi constituency.The BJP leader also conveyed his gratitude to all the voters in his constituency for their support.

LJP (Ram Vilas) chief and leading candidate from Hajipur Chirag Paswan's mother, Reena Paswan says, "I am very happy. My son's hard work paid off. I am thankful to PM Modi. My support is always with him. My son and son-in-law both have won."

Bihar's former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, an NDA ally who heads Hindustani Awam Morcha won the Gaya Lok Sabha constituency with the margin of 1,01,812 votes.

According to the early trends, Former Union Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad is leading in Patna Sahib by 91,961 votes. Meanwhile, Congress' Anshul Avijit is trailing. He got a total of 2,57,834 votes.

Phase 2 polling in Bhagalpur took place on April 26. With 616,724 votes, JD(U) candidate Ajay Kumar Mandal was victorious in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Shailesh Kumar, popularly known as Vulo Mandal, was the RJD's closest rival. There was a 276,725 vote margin of victory. Shailesh Kumar Urph Bulo Mandal of the RJD won with 367,619 votes in 2014. Syed Shahnawaz Hussain of the BJP finished in second place. There were 9,536 votes separating the winners.

Bihar's former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, an NDA ally who heads Hindustani Awam Morcha, is leading in Gaya while RJD's Kumar Sarvjeet is trailing. Manjhi had established an almost unassailable lead of nearly 50,000 votes in Gaya. While Sarvajeet is having a total of nearly 40,000 votes.

BJP's Giriraj Singh is again leading in Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency. Phase 4 polling in Begusarai took place on May 13. There were 58.70% of voters in attendance. While 63.53% of women and 54.34% of men cast ballots, respectively. With 687,577 votes, Giriraj Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was victorious in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. With a victory margin of 419,660 votes, Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate Kanhaiya Kumar came in second.

Bhojpuri superstar Pawan Singh, who contested as an Independent candidate from Bihar's Karakat seat, was trailing while his rival Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha of CPI (ML) Liberation was leading. Former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha, the Rashtriya Lok Morcha candidate, is also trailing. Actor Pawan Singh was expelled from BJP on the grounds of discipline earlier and after that he stood as independent candidate. Earlier, Pawan was leading by 179 votes from his rival but at the end, CPI (ML) leads.

In the Patliputra Lok Sabha constituency, RJD candidate Misa Bharti, the older daughter of party leader Lalu Prasad, is leading her closest opponent, BJP's Ram Kripal Yadav, by 26,816 votes. But, Lalu's other daughter Rohini Acharya, an RJD candidate from Saran Lok Sabha constituency, is now 6,633 votes behind her closest opponent, BJP candidate Rajiv Pratap Rudy. In the state, counting is taking place in more than 36 centers. Seven phases of voting were conducted for those seats between April 19 and June 1.

On June 1, 2024, the Karakat constituency participated in phase 7 of the general elections. Having finished second in the 2019 elections, Upendra Kushwaha has been fielded by the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM). Independent candidates like Pawan Singh and Rajaram Singh of the CPI(ML) are among the other contenders. Singh defeated Kushwaha, who received 313,866 votes, with 398,408 votes (46% of the total votes cast) in the 2019 elections. In Karakat, 54.72% of voters cast ballots in 2019.

Phase 6 of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections saw polls in the Purvi Champaran Constituency on May 25. Purvi Champaran, a general category seat with a 44.65% literacy rating, is one of the state's 40 parliamentary seats.

The prominent candidates from this seat are Pawan Kumar of the Bharatiya Sarthak Party, Rajesh Kumar of the Vikassheel Insaan Party, and Radha Mohan Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

After initial trends showed Rohini Acharya trailing in Saran constituency, the RJD candidate in leading as per current trends.

Phase 5 of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections saw Saran constituency polling on May 20. Saran, a general category seat with a 54.59% literacy rating, is one of the state's 40 parliamentary seats. It is situated in Bihar.

The prominent candidates from this constituency were Avinash Kumar of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Rohini Acharya of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, and Rajiv Pratap Rudy of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Trends show that CPI (ML)(L)'s Sudama Prasad leading in Arrah constituency.

After leading in the constituency in the early hours of counting of votes, BJP leader Giriraj Singh is trailing in the constituency. CPI's Abdhesh Kumar Roy is leading, as per trends.

Talking to the reporters, Prasad said, "I have no doubts, I will make the final comments upon winning. All I can say is that ours will be a very decisive victory. People of India are blessing the NDA, under the leadership of PM Modi...."

Trends show that Jitan Ram Manjhi is leading in Gaya constituency. He is trying is luck for the fourth time from Gaya. His opponent, Kumar Sarvjeet of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), is the son of Manjhi's first political rival from the 1991 elections, Rajesh Kumar. Sarvjeet, a current MLA from Bodh Gaya, is banking on the work done by the Mahagathbandhan government, particularly in job creation and development efforts led by Tejashwi Yadav.Since its establishment in 1957, Gaya has seen a diverse range of political parties claiming victory, with Congress winning five times, BJP four times, and Janata Dal thrice. The seat has been consistently represented by members of the Manjhi community since 1999.

RJD candidate Jayprakash Narayan Yadav is leading in Banka constituency.

As per early trends, RJD's Rohini Acharya is trailing in Saran.

As per early trends, BJP's Giriraj Singh and Ravi Shankar Prasad are leading in Begusarai and Patna Sahib respectively.

Early trends show that BJP is leading in 3 seats and RJD on 1.

Counting of votes on 40 Parliamentary seats in Bihar began at 8am on Tuesday.

Chirag Paswan, leader of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), has expressed his support for the formation of an NDA government in Bihar but reiterated his policy differences with chief minister Nitish Kumar. Paswan, who has often been critical of Kumar's developmental policies, emphasized that these differences are likely to persist if Kumar's policies continue to guide the state's administration.

“It is a matter of joy that the NDA is coming to power in Bihar. We too have a vision of ‘Bihar First, Bihari First’. I have said earlier too that I have policy-based differences with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, and I still have those differences. If the work continues as per his policies, the differences will probably continue in the time to come. I have always believed that his policies have not facilitated development in Bihar,” Paswan said.

Despite these disagreements, Paswan remains optimistic about the NDA's prospects in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, predicting that the coalition will win all 40 seats in Bihar.

In the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Misa Bharti is again contesting from Patliputra, aiming to secure a victory after her previous losses. This contest has gained significant attention, especially with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's involvement, who has been vocally critical of the RJD and has hinted at the potential arrest of RJD's key campaigner, Tejashwi Yadav, in the ongoing land-for-jobs scam investigation

The Patliputra Lok Sabha seat has been a contentious battleground for the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), particularly for the family of Lalu Prasad Yadav. Despite being a stronghold of the Yadav community, the seat has eluded the family since its creation following the 2008 delimitation exercise. Lalu Prasad himself lost from this constituency in 2009, and his eldest daughter, Misa Bharti, faced defeats in both the 2014 and 2019 elections against BJP's Ram Kripal Yadav, a former ally turned adversary.

Tejashwi Yadav, a leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), has confidently stated that the INDIA bloc, of which his party is a member, is poised to form the next central government in the Lok Sabha election 2024. According to Yadav, the BJP-led NDA is on the decline, and he believes the INDIA alliance will come out victorious in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

"The INDIA coalition will form the government after results are out on June 4. The NDA will be voted out", claimed the 34-year old leader.

Tejashwi Yadav also criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meditation retreat at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari, dismissing it as a "photo op" rather than a genuine spiritual endeavor.

Chirag Paswan of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), Misha Bharti of RJD, Jitan Ram Manjhi of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), independent candidate Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav, Rohini Acharya of RJD, Ravi Shankar Prasad of BJP and and Upendra Kushwaha of Rashtriya Lok Morcha are among the key candidates contesting from different constituencies of Bihar.

In the Arrah constituency, Union minister RK Singh is seeking a third consecutive term against Sudama Prasad of the CPI(ML) Liberation, who has gained significant traction through his party's alliance with the RJD and Congress.

In a competitive race in Patna Sahib, Ravi Shankar Prasad, a seasoned BJP parliamentarian, is seeking to secure a second term against Anshul Avijit, a Congress spokesperson.

Axis My India’s exit poll has predicted that the BJP-JD(U) alliance is likely to secure 13-15 seats, while JD(U) will get 9-11. Meanwhile, RJD and Congress can win 6-7 seats and 1-2 seats respectively. According to the agency’s prediction, NDA will be getting a total of 29-33 seats and INDIA bloc will get 7-10 seats.

Matrize forecasts the NDA will win 32–37 seats and the INDIA alliance to win 2–7 seats. According to Jan ki Baat, the BJP is expected to win 14–17 seats, JD(U) 12–14 seats, LJP 4-5 seats, and HAM 1. In the meanwhile, it projected 2-1 seats for Congress and 6-2 seats for RJD. Overall, 32–37 seats were expected for the NDA and 7–3 seats for the INDIA alliance.

In the Lok Sabha election 2019, the VMR exit poll showed the NDA winning 30 seats while the Congress alliance secured 10 seats. As Bihar voters prepare to decide the fate of the BJP-JD(U) alliance on June 4, 2024, the latest exit polls have provided insights into the potential outcomes before the official announcement by the Election Commission.

Election officials have confirmed that all necessary arrangements have been finalized for the vote tallying of 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, amid stringent security measures. The vote counting is set to commence at 8am on Tuesday at 36 designated centers scattered across the state.

Additionally, votes cast in the by-election for the Agiaon assembly seat within the Arrah Lok Sabha constituency will also undergo counting.

With a voter turnout of 56.19 percent recorded during the general election in the state, the Electoral Commission has deployed observers to oversee the process. The electoral fate of 497 candidates hangs in the balance, as noted by an official from the CEO office.

Security measures have been bolstered with the deployment of ample personnel at the counting centers to ensure a smooth and secure process.

Citing divergence in basic opinions, JD(U) in 2014 ended its 17-year old alliance with BJP, choosing to contest the Lok Sabha elections alone.

"The BJP is going through a new phase. As long as there was no external interference in the Bihar alliance, it ran smoothly. Problems began whenever there was external interference," Bihar CM Nitish Kumar had said.

The party could manage to win only 2 of 40 seats while BJP won 22 seats.
The two parties came together to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections securing 39 of 40 seats.

With Sushil Modi saying that the two parties were "made for each other", the party contested on equal seats- 17 each. JD(U) won 16 while BJP won all 17 seats.

Historically, the BJP-JD(U) alliance has created ripples in the political landscape with their alliance. But the question persists- will the BJP-JD(U)'s fifth merger add to their political glory.

Since the inception of Nitish Kumar-led Janta Dal (United) in 1999, the party has always contested parliamentary elections in alliance with the saffron party except in 2014. In 1999, the BJP-JD(U) together secured 41 of 54 seats with the latter securing 18.

With internal differences in the alliance over religious ideology, the alliance witnessed sharp marginalisation by Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) in 2004 general elections.

JD(U)'s then party leader Digvijay Singh had said, "We shall stick to secularism and oppose fundamentalism."

JD(U) had won 6 while BJP could secure only 5 of 40 seats in 2004.
The 2009 general elections witnessed a comeback of the BJP-JD(U) alliance with the two winning 32 of 40 seats together. Of this, JD(U) alone secured 20 seats.

Jitan Ram Manjhi, a prominent figure and former chief minister of Bihar, is contesting from Gaya for the fourth time. Despite past defeats, Manjhi is running under the banner of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and represents the Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S).

His opponent, Kumar Sarvjeet of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), is the son of Manjhi's first political rival from the 1991 elections, Rajesh Kumar. Sarvjeet, a current MLA from Bodh Gaya, is banking on the work done by the Mahagathbandhan government, particularly in job creation and development efforts led by Tejashwi Yadav.

Since its establishment in 1957, Gaya has seen a diverse range of political parties claiming victory, with Congress winning five times, BJP four times, and Janata Dal thrice. The seat has been consistently represented by members of the Manjhi community since 1999.

Chief minister Nitish Kumar reaffirmed his commitment to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) during an event in Aurangabad, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kumar expressed his unwavering loyalty to the alliance, emphasising that he will remain with the NDA "forever" and predicted that the coalition would win more than 400 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.“I may have wandered idhar udhar (off the path) momentarily, but rest assured, I have returned to NDA for good,” Kumar said.