Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 Likely Between November 5-15 After Chhath Puja
The Bihar Assembly elections 2025 are expected to be held after Chhath Puja on October 28, likely between November 5 and 15, sources told India Today TV. The current Assembly’s term ends on November 22, 2025, and the Election Commission must complete the electoral process before that date.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is scheduled to visit Bihar next week to review poll preparations and finalize the voter list, which will be officially published on September 30.
Political tempers have already flared following the Special Intensive Revision exercise, which resulted in 65 lakh names being deleted from the draft voter roll. The INDIA bloc has accused the poll panel of using the revision to remove genuine voters, while the Supreme Court warned that it could scrap the entire process if any illegality is detected, even after the final list is published.
In keeping with past trends, Bihar is expected to see multi-phase polling again. In 2020, elections were held in three phases—October 28 (71 seats), November 3 (94 seats), and November 7 (78 seats)—with results announced on November 10. The 2015 polls were conducted in five phases.
The upcoming contest will once again pit the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) against the Opposition’s INDIA bloc. The NDA, consisting of BJP, JD(U), and Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas), aims to secure another term under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The opposition, led by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) alongside Congress and Left parties, is determined to unseat him.
Currently, in the 243-member House, the NDA holds a majority with 131 MLAs—BJP 80, JD(U) 45, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) 4, and 2 Independents. The INDIA bloc has 111 MLAs—RJD 77, Congress 19, CPI(ML) 11, CPI(M) 2, and CPI 2.
