Bihar Exit Poll Live: The high-stakes election will decide whether Nitish Kumar’s NDA will retain power or Tejashwi Yadav’s Grand Alliance will capture the throne.
Bihar Exit Poll 2025 Live Updates: Voting for the second and final phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 is underway, with all attention focused on the upcoming exit poll projections. While the projections will give information about people’s sentiments and voting trends, the results on November 14 will tell whether the National Democratic Alliance will retain its rule or the Tejashwi Yadav-led Grand Alliance or Grand Alliance will come to power.
Pollsters will start releasing exit poll estimates from 6:30 pm onwards, soon after the final phase of voting ends. Voting will end at around 5 pm.
bihar election 2025
Bihar Assembly elections 2025 are being conducted in two phases. The first phase of voting was held on November 6, in which 65.08 percent voting took place.
The second phase is being held todayThe counting of votes on November 11 is scheduled to take place on November 14, after which the Election Commission will declare the results of the election.
Of the 243 seats, the NDA seat-sharing is such that JD(U) and BJP are contesting on 101 seats each, LJP(RV) is contesting on 29 seats, and HAM(S) and RLM are contesting on six seats each.
Meanwhile, among the Grand Alliance or Grand Alliance, RJD is contesting on 143 seats, Congress on 61 seats, CPI nine and CPI (M) has declared the names of four candidates. Meanwhile, CPI(ML)L has fielded 20 candidates, and VIP has declared the names of 15 candidates.
A simple majority of 122 seats is required to form the government in the 243-seat Bihar Assembly. The high-stakes election will decide whether Nitish Kumar’s NDA will retain power or Tejashwi Yadav’s Grand Alliance will capture the throne.
What is exit poll?
An exit poll is a post-poll survey that aims to understand voter preferences and predict the likely outcome of an election. These surveys, which are conducted after voters have left polling stations, find out how people across a demographic voted and why.
Although they may not always be accurate, they capture voter sentiment and provide insight into potential trends and swing patterns before official results are announced.
Bihar Election and Exit Poll 2020
In the 2020 Bihar elections, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) achieved a landslide victory by winning 125 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 74 seats, the Janata Dal (United) won 43 seats, and the Vikassheel Insaan Party and Hindustani Awam Morcha won four seats each.
Notably, the grand alliance’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) emerged as the largest party by winning 75 seats despite losing the assembly elections.
However, most pollsters had projected a victory for the Tejashwi Yadav-led Grand Alliance, predicting that Nitish Kumar’s NDA may fall short of a clear majority in the assembly elections.
exit poll 2020
,News18-Today’s Chanakya had predicted that the Grand Alliance would get 180 seats and the NDA would get 55 seats.
-India Today-Axis My India, like Today’s Chanakya, has predicted a massive victory for the opposition Grand Alliance with 139-161 seats, while only 69-91 seats for the NDA.
-Republic-Jan Ki Baat predicted 118-138 seats for the opposition alliance and 91-117 seats for the NDA, predicted 5-8 seats for the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).
-Deshbhakt Voter predicted a win of 129 seats for the NDA, while 107 seats for the Grand Alliance.
-P-Mark’s numbers also predicted a win for the NDA with 123-135 seats, while the Grand Alliance was projected to get 104-115 seats.
-ABP-CVoter had predicted 141-161 seats for the NDA, with the Grand Alliance projected to get 64-84 seats and the LJP 13-23 seats.
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Pollsters will start releasing exit poll estimates from 6:30 pm onwards, soon after the final phase of voting ends. Voting will end at around 5 pm.
bihar election 2025
Bihar Assembly elections 2025 are being conducted in two phases. The first phase of voting was held on November 6, in which 65.08 percent voting took place.
The second phase is being held todayThe counting of votes on November 11 is scheduled to take place on November 14, after which the Election Commission will declare the results of the election.
Of the 243 seats, the NDA seat-sharing is such that JD(U) and BJP are contesting on 101 seats each, LJP(RV) is contesting on 29 seats, and HAM(S) and RLM are contesting on six seats each.
Meanwhile, among the Grand Alliance or Grand Alliance, RJD is contesting on 143 seats, Congress on 61 seats, CPI nine and CPI (M) has declared the names of four candidates. Meanwhile, CPI(ML)L has fielded 20 candidates, and VIP has declared the names of 15 candidates.
A simple majority of 122 seats is required to form the government in the 243-seat Bihar Assembly. The high-stakes election will decide whether Nitish Kumar’s NDA will retain power or Tejashwi Yadav’s Grand Alliance will capture the throne.
What is exit poll?
An exit poll is a post-poll survey that aims to understand voter preferences and predict the likely outcome of an election. These surveys, which are conducted after voters have left polling stations, find out how people across a demographic voted and why.
Although they may not always be accurate, they capture voter sentiment and provide insight into potential trends and swing patterns before official results are announced.
Bihar Election and Exit Poll 2020
In the 2020 Bihar elections, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) achieved a landslide victory by winning 125 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 74 seats, the Janata Dal (United) won 43 seats, and the Vikassheel Insaan Party and Hindustani Awam Morcha won four seats each.
Notably, the grand alliance’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) emerged as the largest party by winning 75 seats despite losing the assembly elections.
However, most pollsters had projected a victory for the Tejashwi Yadav-led Grand Alliance, predicting that Nitish Kumar’s NDA may fall short of a clear majority in the assembly elections.
exit poll 2020
,News18-Today’s Chanakya had predicted that the Grand Alliance would get 180 seats and the NDA would get 55 seats.
-India Today-Axis My India, like Today’s Chanakya, has predicted a massive victory for the opposition Grand Alliance with 139-161 seats, while only 69-91 seats for the NDA.
-Republic-Jan Ki Baat predicted 118-138 seats for the opposition alliance and 91-117 seats for the NDA, predicted 5-8 seats for the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).
-Deshbhakt Voter predicted a win of 129 seats for the NDA, while 107 seats for the Grand Alliance.
-P-Mark’s numbers also predicted a win for the NDA with 123-135 seats, while the Grand Alliance was projected to get 104-115 seats.
-ABP-CVoter had predicted 141-161 seats for the NDA, with the Grand Alliance projected to get 64-84 seats and the LJP 13-23 seats.
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November 11, 2025 3:55:33 pm First
Frequently Asked Questions When and where to see exit poll predictions today
As voting for the second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 is about to end, all eyes are now on the much-awaited exit poll projections.
Exit poll projections for the 243-member Bihar Assembly elections will begin at 6:30 pm. Polling agencies like Today’s Chanakya, Axis My India, CVoter, CSDS and Times Now will release their seat projections after the polling ends.
Readers can track other detailed information on exit poll estimates, analysis and predictions here on Hindustan Times.
Viewers and readers can follow Bihar election exit poll predictions on television news channels, pollster websites and their social media handles.
November 11, 2025 3:51:52 pm First
Live Updates | Voting for the second phase of elections will end at around 5 pm
Voting for the second phase of Bihar assembly elections will end at around 5 pm. Soon after, at 6:30 pm, pollsters will start releasing their exit poll estimates.
November 11, 2025 3:47:05 pm First
Live Updates | What did the 2020 exit polls predict?
Most pollsters had projected a victory for the Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance, predicting that Nitish Kumar’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) may fall short of a clear majority in the assembly elections.
However, to everyone’s surprise, the NDA emerged victorious by winning 125 seats. Of these, BJP won 74 seats, JDU won 43 seats and VIP and HAM(S) won four seats each.
Notably, despite the alliance losing in the assembly elections, RJD emerged as the largest party by winning 75 seats.
Exit poll projections:
- News18-Today’s Chanakya had predicted that the Grand Alliance would get 180 seats and the NDA would get 55 seats. India Today-Axis My India also predicted a landslide victory for the opposition Grand Alliance with 139-161 seats, while predicting just 69-91 seats for the NDA.
- Patriot Voter predicted a win of 129 seats for the NDA, while it predicted 107 seats for the Grand Alliance. P-Mark’s numbers also predicted a win for the NDA with 123–135 seats, while the Grand Alliance was projected to get 104–115 seats.
November 11, 2025 3:39:18 pm First
Frequently Asked Questions Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Voting, counting and results
Bihar Assembly elections 2025 are being held in two phases. The first phase of voting was held on November 6, in which 65.08 percent voting took place. Voting for the second phase is going on today i.e. on 11th November.
The counting of votes is scheduled to take place on November 14, after which the Election Commission of India will officially declare the results.
The main electoral battle is between Nitish Kumar’s National Democratic Alliance and Tejashwi Yadav’s Grand Alliance. The high-stakes election will decide whether Nitish Kumar will retain his throne or Tejashwi Yadav will emerge on top.
November 11, 2025 3:35:43 pm First
Bihar Exit Poll 2025 LIVE: Second phase voting continues, 60.4% voting till 3 pm
Voting is underway for the second and final phase of Bihar Assembly elections, with 60.40 per cent voting recorded till 3 pm, according to official data from the Election Commission of India.
November 11, 2025 3:26:05 pm First
Bihar Exit Poll 2025 Live: Estimates to be released from 6:30 pm onwards
Exit poll estimates for Bihar Assembly elections will be released from 6:30 pm onwards, immediately after the end of the second and final phase of voting.
Voting for the last phase of Bihar Assembly elections will end at around 5 pm.
