During the meeting of the newly elected legislators of the alliance partners, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar was elected the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar. Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister for a record 10th time on 20 November, 2025 at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna.

During the meeting of the newly elected legislators of the alliance partners, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar was elected the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar. Meanwhile, in the BJP legislature party meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary was elected the leader of the legislature party and Vijay Kumar Sinha was elected the deputy leader.
The proposal for the NDA leader was presented by JD(U)’s Vijay Choudhary and supported by BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha. Shravan Kumar informed that the legislators of LJP (Rashtriya Lok Dal), HAM and RLD also supported this proposal.
Nitish Kumar will take oath as Chief Minister for a record 10th time on 20 November, 2025 at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna.

Bihar Election Results

The NDA’s ally parties BJP, JD(U), LJP(RV), HAM and RLM collectively achieved a massive victory by securing 202 seats in the 243-member assembly, crossing the majority mark.
Nitish’s party won 85 seats, while the saffron party emerged as the largest party with 89 seats. Among the other parties, LJP(RV) won 19 seats, HAM won 5 and RLM won 4 seats.
Among the opposition parties’ Grand Alliance, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won 25 seats, the Indian National Congress won six, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) [CPI(ML)(L)] won two, the Indian Inclusive Party (IIP) won one and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] won one seat.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) secured five seats, while the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won one seat.

Bihar Assembly Election

The Bihar Assembly Election was held in two phases on 6 and 11 November. Bihar recorded a historic 67.13 percent voter turnout, the highest since 1951, with women voters surpassing men (71.6% vs 62.8%).
Since 1946, 23 individuals have served as Chief Minister of Bihar. Nitish Kumar first served from 24 November 2005 – 20 May 2014, a total of 8 years, 177 days.
After that, Nitish Kumar has served from 22 February 2015 to the present time, a total of 10 years, 265 days.