Bihar Election Result 2025: In the 2025 Bihar Assembly election results, NDA achieved a strong victory by crossing the 200 seats mark. On the other hand, the presence of the Grand Alliance was limited to only 35 seats. Meanwhile, an important question is being raised in political discussions that how many seats any party has to win to get the post of leader of the opposition. Let us know.

10% rule

The post of Leader of Opposition does not automatically go to the largest opposition party. Actually it is governed by a rule. To officially get this constitutional post, it is necessary for any party to get at least 10% of the total strength of the House. This rule applies only to a single party and not to any alliance. If we talk about Bihar’s 243-member assembly, then a party will have to win at least 25 seats. If no party meets this threshold, the House functions without an officially recognized Leader of the Opposition.

Why is this rule necessary

This 10% rule is necessary because the post of Leader of Opposition holds considerable political importance. This prevents very small parties from claiming positions designed to balance the ruling government. In fact, a recognized opposition leader has a lot of institutional importance. This rule ensures that this responsibility rests with the party that has the most important mandate.

How does this rule apply in all legislatures?

If we talk about Lok Sabha, any party should have at least 55 seats to get the status of Leader of Opposition. On the other hand, based on the total number of seats in Rajya Sabha, the required number is approximately 25 seats.

role of leader of opposition

Being a leader of opposition is a big responsibility. It strengthens democratic accountability. The Leader of the Opposition participates in major selection committees for top national institutions. These include the appointment of Director of Central Bureau of Investigation, Chief of Central Vigilance Commission, Chairman of National Human Rights Commission and Lokpal.

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Bihar Election Result 2025: The results of Bihar Assembly elections have come, NDA has won a landslide victory in this election. Meanwhile, a question arises whether a candidate’s MLA salary starts from the next day after his victory? Let us know what is the answer to this question.

when does salary start

By winning elections, no leader automatically gets the salary and facilities of an assembly member. Actually this right starts only when he officially assumes office and takes oath in the state assembly. After the election results are declared, the winning candidate has to complete a formal swearing-in ceremony in the presence of the pro-tem speaker of the assembly or a nominated officer. Till he takes oath he is only an elected MLA. Salary and other financial benefits start from the date of swearing in.

rules as per state

Let us tell you that the salaries and allowances of MLAs in India are controlled according to the law passed by every state legislature. In such a situation, the structure, amount and payment process may differ from state to state. After taking oath, MLAs become eligible for many other allowances and benefits apart from their basic salary. Like constituency allowance. This allowance is to meet the expenses of maintaining contact with voters and focusing on constituency issues.

Apart from this, there is office expense allowance. It is given for managing administrative and operational tasks related to its role. Along with this, facilities like travel and daily allowances, medical and housing benefits are also provided. All these benefits are implemented after the swearing in, not directly after the election results.

Why is this rule

In fact, these rules ensure that public funds are not distributed to persons who have not yet held formal duties or responsibilities. This rule maintains transparency, accountability and procedural fairness in the use of taxpayers’ money. The time between result declaration and swearing-in usually ranges from a few days to weeks. During this period, the elected MLAs are in the transition period and do not yet have any legislative powers.

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In the Bihar Assembly elections, the people have given overwhelming majority support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led NDA. At the same time, BJP alone has won the maximum number of seats in Bihar. Till 6 pm on Friday (November 14, 2025) in Bihar, BJP has won 34 assembly seats. At the same time, it is maintaining its lead on 56 assembly seats.

After this landslide victory, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President and Union Health Minister JP Nadda has expressed his gratitude to the people of Bihar in his response. JP Nadda shared a post on social media platform X on Friday (14 November). First of all he wrote in the post, ‘Many greetings to the people of Bihar. Hail Siya Ram.’

What did the BJP President say to the people of Bihar?,

He further said, ‘The historic public support received by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar is a seal of public confidence in the development-oriented and public welfare policies of the double engine government under the guidance of respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. This overwhelming majority is proof that our brothers and sisters of Bihar have completely rejected the jungle raj and corruption of the Grand Alliance and have accepted the dimensions of good governance, stability and development of the NDA.

JP Nadda said, “On behalf of all the workers, I heartily congratulate and thank the people of Bihar for the tremendous mandate given by the people of Bihar. These results show that this is a tsunami. This tsunami has made it clear that whether it is the people of Bihar or the people of the country, everyone has unwavering faith in the respected Prime Minister and he has approved the politics of development to take the state forward.”

Many greetings to the people of Bihar. Hail Siya Ram

National Democratic Alliance (NDA) gets historic public support in Bihar Respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji’s guidance and Chief Minister Shri @NitishKumar The development-oriented and public welfare work of the double engine government under the leadership of…

— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) November 14, 2025

BJP President said, ‘This unprecedented mandate will give shape to our resolve of ‘Developed Bihar-Developed India’. I heartily congratulate all the members of the NDA parties and the dedicated and hardworking workers of Bihar BJP for this historic victory and congratulate the people of Bihar.

NDA captured more seats than double century

In the Bihar Assembly elections 2025, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has secured a huge majority and has taken the lead on more than double century seats, while BJP is maintaining its lead on about 90 seats, while BJP’s ally JDU is leading on about 83 assembly seats. According to the Election Commission data, till 6 pm on Friday, BJP had won 34 assembly seats. On the other hand, JDU led by Nitish Kumar planted its flag on 23 seats.

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The results of Bihar assembly elections will be declared today. NDA seems to be getting the lead in the initial trends. At the same time, the Grand Alliance is leading on only 59 seats. Meanwhile, in Bakhtiyarpur assembly seat, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) candidate Arun Kumar has taken a huge lead in the initial round.

At the time of writing, according to the Election Commission, till the seventh round, Arun Kumar is leading with 28,208 votes and his nearest rival, RJD’s Anirudh Kumar, is with 19,013 votes. At present, Arun Kumar’s lead is about 9,195 votes, which is much more than other candidates. This clearly indicates that victory is almost certain in their favor and no opponent will be able to leave them behind.

Candidates of other parties are far behind

This lead of Lok Janshakti Party has increased the hopes of Chirag Paswan and his party getting this seat. Other candidates like Anirudh Kumar (RJD), Balmiki Singh (Jan Suraj Party), Deepak Bhai Patel (BSP) and others are all trailing behind Arun Kumar.

Lok Janshakti Party contesting elections on 29 seats

This time Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has entered the electoral fray with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The party has been given 29 seats in Bihar, which are in the districts of Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar, Khagaria, Vaishali, Rohtas, Nawada, Saran, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, Saharsa, Siwan, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Buxar, Jehanabad and Aurangabad.

How was LJP’s performance in the last elections?

In 2020, LJP had fielded candidates on 135 seats, but only the Matihani seat of Begusarai was won. At that time Rajkumar Singh became the only MLA of the party. In 2020, the party got 5.66 percent votes in the state. Whereas in 2015, LJP was a part of NDA and it got only two seats.

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The results of Bihar Assembly elections are going to be declared today and everyone’s eyes are especially on the Muslim dominated assembly seats. Bihar has about 18 percent Muslim population, hence there should be at least 44 Muslim MLAs. However, since 1951 till now, such a number of Muslim MLAs have never emerged victorious. This time it remains to be seen how many Muslim candidates will be successful in making a place in the assembly.

What is the status of Muslim candidates?

In Bihar Assembly elections, both NDA and Grand Alliance have placed their bets on Muslim candidates. The grand alliance led by Tejashwi Yadav has fielded 30 Muslim candidates, while the NDA led by Nitish Kumar has fielded 5 Muslim candidates. In this way, there is direct competition between Muslim candidates on seats like Araria, Jokihat, Bahadurganj and Amour.

assembly seat	Congress	RJD	JDU	LJP	AIMIM	Jan Suraj Party	BJP	BSP
Araria	abidur rehman	,	Shagufta Azeem	,	Mohammad Manzoor Alam	Farhat Ara Begum	,	,
jokihat	,	Shahnawaz	Manjar Alam	,	Mohammad Murshid Alam	Sarfaraz Alam	,	,
Bahadurganj	Mohammad Masawar Alam	,	,	Mohammad Kalimuddin	Mohammad Tausif Alam	,	,	,
amour	Abdul Jalil Mastan	,	Saba Zafar	,	Akhtarul Iman	Afroz	,	,
Raghunathpur	,	Osama Shahab	Vikas Kumar alias Jishu Singh	,	,	,	,	,
bitter	Shakeel Ahmed Khan	,	Dulalchand Goswami	,	,	,	,	,
thorn	,	Mohammad Israel Mansouri	Ajit Kumar	,	,	Sudarshan Mishra	,	,
Kishanganj	Kamarul Hoda	,	,	,	Shams Aghaz	,	sweety singh	,
Thakurganj	,	Shaud Alam	Gopal Agarwal	,	Ghulam Hasnain	,	,	,
boatman	,	Faraz Fatmi	,	,	Mohammad Anisur Rahman	,	Murari Mohan Jha	,
Chainpur	,	Brijkishore Bind	deposit mine	,	,	,	,	Dheeraj Kumar

History of Muslim representation in Bihar

The history of Muslim representation in Bihar has been full of ups and downs. In the 1985 elections, the maximum number of 34 Muslim MLAs were elected, but at that time elections were held on a total of 324 seats in United Bihar. In contrast, in 2005, only 16 Muslim MLAs could win.

A total of 19 Muslim MLAs were elected in the 2020 elections of 243 seats in Bihar, which included 8 from RJD, 4 from Congress, 5 from AIMIM, 1 from CPI(ML) and 1 from BSP.

If we look at history, in the first assembly elections of 1951-52, 24 Muslims became MLAs. After this, 25 MLAs were elected in 1957, 21 in 1962, 18 in 1967, 19 in 1969, 25 each in 1972 and 1977, 28 in 1980 and 34 in 1985.

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The Election Commission of India has issued strict instructions to the enforcement agencies regarding the Bihar Assembly elections and by-elections to be held in eight assembly constituencies. The objective of the Commission is to prevent misuse of money power, freebies, drugs and alcohol in elections.

The Election Commission said that instructions have been issued to all concerned agencies including State Police Department, Income Tax Department, State Liquor Department, RBI, CGST, SGST, DRI, ED, NCB, RPF, CISF, SSB, BCAS, AAI, Postal Department, State Forest Department and State Cooperative Department to ensure compliance with the election rules.

Election Expenditure Observers will monitor the election expenses of the candidates. They will reach their respective constituencies and meet all the expenditure monitoring teams and do regular reporting of expenditure. The Commission has also directed to keep flying squads, surveillance teams and video surveillance teams on alert round the clock.

The Commission has activated the Election Seizure Management System (ESMS) to enable real-time reporting of seizures made during elections by enforcement agencies and flying squads. After the election notification, various agencies have so far seized cash, liquor, drugs and freebies worth Rs 33.97 crore.

What did the Election Commission say?

The Election Commission said that the general public should not face any kind of inconvenience or harassment during the enforcement action. At the same time, people can use C-Vigil App to report any violation.

Deputy Director Pawan said, “Our aim is to ensure clean and fair elections. All enforcement agencies are alert and will take immediate action on any irregularities during the elections.”

When are the assembly elections in Bihar?

The dates for Bihar Assembly elections have been announced. This time elections in the state will be held in two phases. The first phase of voting will be held on 6 November and the second phase of voting will be held on 11 November. Counting of votes and results will be announced on November 14. The nomination process for the candidates has also been decided. The last date for filing nominations for the first phase is October 17, while the last date for filing nominations for the second phase has been fixed as October 20. The date for withdrawal of nominations has also been announced. For the first phase it is 20th October and for the second phase it is 23rd October.

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The Election Commission has announced election dates for four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir and one Rajya Sabha seat in Punjab. According to the Commission, voting for these five seats will be held on 24 October. The notification of the election will be released on 6 October.

Candidates can file nominations for this election from October 6, while the last date for filing nominations has been fixed on 13 October. The nomination papers submitted by the candidates will be examined on 14 October, so that all necessary documents and qualifications can be confirmed. After this, the last date for withdrawal of nomination is 16 October.

Voting will be done from 9 am to 4 pm

Voting will be held from 9 am to 4 pm. Voters will get an opportunity to go to their respective constituencies and use their vote. The counting of votes will start from 5 pm on the same day and the results will be declared soon.

By-election announced for 1 rajya sabha seat from Punjab. Voting and counting to be help on October 24th. The Seat was Vacant after the Resignation of MP Sanjeev Arora in July. pic.twitter.com/achiimqpwe

– ANI (@ani) September 24, 2025

By-election announced for 4 rajya sabha seats from jammu & kashmir. Voting and counting to be help on October 24th. All Four Seats Have Been Vacant Since February 2021. pic.twitter.com/n3723lrggi

– ANI (@ani) September 24, 2025

Election Commission gave this information

The Election Commission has also clarified that voting and counting will be done in a completely transparent and fair manner.

Sanjeev Arora won elections from Ludhiana West

Sanjeev Arora won the Ludhiana West by -election. The by -election was held on June 19 in Ludhiana West Assembly seat. This seat was vacant after the death of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Gurpreet Gogi Bassi in January. The party nominated Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora as a candidate in this by -election.

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