Bihar Election Result 2025 Live Update: Counting of voting begins in all 243 assembly constituencies
The counting of votes was underway on Friday morning for 243 assembly seats in Bihar, amid tight security arrangements. According to the Election Commission’s directions, postal ballot counting would begin first, and counting of EVMs will start at 8.30 am. The counting of votes polled in the two-phase elections commenced at 8 am across 46 centres in 38 districts
Here are the live and important updates:
5:25 PM: Gaya Town seat gets BJP MLA as Prem Kumar beats Congress candidate Akhaury Onkar Nathi by margin of 26,423 votes
5:15 PM: RJD's Tejashwi Yadav is back in the lead in Raghopur with a margin of over 13,000 votes.
5:00 PM: AIMIM wins Jokihat seat as Mohammad Murshid Alam beats JD(U) candidate Manzar Alam and Kochadaman seat as Md Sarwar Alam defeats Mujahid Alam of RJD (ECI)
4:45 PM: Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (LJPRV) candidate Raju Tiwari gets first win for party from Govindganj, beats Shashi Bhushan Rai of Congress by more than 32,000 votes (ECI)
4:35 PM: First win for RJD: Dr. Ramanand Yadav wins Fatuha seat, beats Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) candidate Rupa Kumari with 7,992 vote margin (ECI)
4:25 PM: Anant Singh wins Mokama seat with 91,416 votes; beats RJD candidate Veena Devi by 28,206 votes (ECI)
4:25 PM: J&K By-poll Result: People’s Democratic Party candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi wins in Budgam; Aga Syed Mahmood Al-Mosavi of National Conference follows, with 4,478 vote margin (ECI)
4:20 PM: BJP opens account: Rana Randhir wins in Madhuban, beating RJD candidate Sandhya Rani by 5,492 votes (ECI)
4:05 PM: Second win for JD(U): Ram Chandra Sada gets Alauli seat, beats RJD candidate Rambriksh Sada by 35,732 votes (ECI)
3:55 PM: Tejashwi stares at massive defeat in Raghopur as BJP's Satish Kumar leads by more than 9,000 votes
3:45 PM: First win JD(U) member Maheshwar Hazari wins Kalyanpur seat, beats Ranjeet Kumar Ram of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) by 38,586 votes (ECI)
3:40 PM: Harmeet Singh Sandhu (AAP) wins in Tarn Taran constituency with 42,649 votes. Sukhwinder Kaur of Shiromani Akali Dal in 2nd position (ECI)
3:35 PM: Congress candidate Naveen Yadav V wins Jubilee Hills seat with nearly 1 lakh votes, beats Maganti Sunitha Gopinath (Bharat Rashtra Samithi) by more than 24,000 votes (ECI)
3:25 PM: Congress ahead in only 2 seats – Md Qamrul Hoda leads in Kishanganj; Ajeet Sharma in Bhagalpur (ECI)
3:05 PM: People of Bihar have voted for 'Viksit Bihar', says UP Minister Dinesh Pratap Singh
3:00 PM: JD(U) party workers celebrate early trends at the party office in Patna distributing sweets and bursting firecrackers, reflecting their joy and confidence (PTI)
2:55 PM: BJP’s Satish Kumar ahead of Tejashwi Yadav by more than 4,800 votes in Raghopur (ECI)
2:50 PM: Chirag's LJP leads in 20 seats -- set to touch father’s high
2:40 PM: Pramod Jain ‘Bhaya’ (Congress) wins in Anta constituency with vote margin of 15,612 over Morpal Suman (BJP). Independent candidate Naresh Meena third (ECI)
1:45 PM: BJP emerges as the single largest party in Bihar
1:40 PM: NDA hits 200-seat mark in Bihar polls
1:30 PM: Jan Suraaj to undertake ‘serious review’ after poll underperformance
1:30 PM: After eight rounds of counting, Tejashwi Yadav leads by a margin of 585 votes
1:10 PM: As NDA crosses the majority mark in Bihar, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah says, “We have to accept the mandate of the people…”
1:00 PM: BJP members celebrate victory in Bihar as NDA crosses majority mark, retains comfortable lead
12:40 PM: Samrat Chaudhary leads by a margin of over 11,000 votes in Tarapur after Round 9; Vijay Kumar Sinha is ahead by over 6,000 votes in Lakhisarai after Round 7.
12:35 PM: J&K By-poll Result: Devyani Rana of BJP wins at Nagrota beating National Panthers Party (India) candidate Harsh Dev Singh by 24647 vote margin. Shamim Begum (National Conference) third (ECI)
12:30 PM: Tejashwi Yadav gains lead
12:00 PM: Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) ahead in 22 of 28 seats
12:00 PM: After five rounds of counting, Tejashwi Yadav is trailing by 106 votes
11:55 AM: Anant Singh extends his lead in Mokama over RJD’s Veena Devi by over 13,000 after 10 rounds of counting
11:50 AM: RJD's Osama Shahab is leading in the Raghunathpur seat by a margin of 3478 votes
11:45 AM: Asaduddin Owaisi-headed AIMIM leads in 3 Bihar seats: Kochadhaman, Amour, and Baisi
11:45 AM: Vote share: RJD leads at 23.13 pc, followed by BJP at 21.74 pc and JD(U) at 15.58 pc (ECI)
11:35 AM: BJP candidate Satish Kumar widens lead over Tejashwi Yadav
11:30 AM: NDA marches above 185, Mahagathbandhan shrinks to 49
11:30 AM: Jharkhand by-poll: JMM candidate Somesh Chandra Soren leads in Ghatsila seat after Round 4, Babu Lal Soren (BJP) 2nd with 7,414 margin (ECI)
11:25 AM: BJP regains top position in trends, leads in 82 seats, JD(U) in 75 seats, RJD 35, LDPRV 22, Congress 7 (ECI)
11:20 AM: Rajasthan by-poll: Pramod Jain ‘Bhaya’ (Congress) leads by 5,655 margin in Anta constituency; Independent candidate Naresh Meena follows, Morpal Suman (BJP) third (ECI)
11:10 AM: Tejashwi Yadav trailing in Raghopur
11:10 AM: Mizoram by-poll result: Dr. R Lalthangliana of Mizo National Front declared winner in Dampa, beats Zoram People’s Movement candidate Vanlalsailova by 562 vote margin. Congress’ John Rotluangliana third (ECI)
11:10 AM: BJP candidate and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha gains lead in Lakhisarai
11:05 AM: Odisha by-poll: Jay Dholakia (BJP) leads by 25,346 vote margin in Nuapada constituency, Snehangini Chhuria (BJD), Ghasi Ram Majhi (Congress) follows (ECI)
11:55 AM: NDA crosses 190 mark
10:45 AM: RJD’s Khesari Lal trails from Chapra seat
10:45 AM: JD(U) crosses BJP, leads in 79 seats, BJP 2nd in 74 constituencies, RJD in 40 (ECI)
10:40 AM: Punjab by-poll: Harmeet Singh Sandhu (AAP) leads in Tarn Taran with 14,586 votes, followed by Shiromani Akali Dal’s Sukhwinder Kaur with a margin of 892 votes (ECI)
10:35 AM: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Satish Kumar Singh Yadav leads in Ramgarh by a margin of 1,354 votes, BJP’s Ashok Kumar Singh follows
10:30 AM: After three rounds of counting, BJP’s Maithili Thakur leads from the Alinagar seat by over 4000 votes. Meanwhile, RJD’s Binod Mishra is trailing behind Maithili.
9:55 AM: BJP’s Vijay Kumar Sinha trails in Lakhisarai
9:55 AM: J&K By-poll: Aga Syed Mahmood Al-Mosavi of National Conference leads in Budgam constituency with 1152 votes, Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi of PDP 2nd with 528 votes (ECI)
9:50 AM: Data on all 243 Bihar seats out, NDA leads on 158, MGB on 81 in early trends
9:50 AM: ECI gives trends from 147 seats: BJP leads in 48 seats, followed closely by JD(U) in 47, RJD 23, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) – LJPRV 13, Congress 7, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) – HAMS 3 and Vikassheel Insaan Party – VSIP, AIMIM, CPI(M), CPI (M)(L), The Plurals Party – TPLRSP, Independent in 1 each
9:40 AM: BJP’s Ranjan Kumar leading in Muzaffarpur
9:30 AM: BJP leads in 25 seats, JD(U) 18, RJD 14, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) 6, Congress 3 seats (ECI)
9:30 AM: NDA crosses 150 mark
9:30 AM: BJP’s Mangal Pandey trailing in Siwan
9:25 AM: Mizoram By-poll: Mizo National Front candidate R Lalthangliana leads over Zoram People’s Movement candidate Vanlalsailova in Dampa by 170 votes
9:25 AM: Khesari Lal Yadav: Bhojpuri star trails as BJP’s Chhoti Kumari takes early lead in Chapra
9:20 AM: Vote share: BJP leads with 36.1 pc, RJD 2nd with 20.5 pc, JD(U) 9.68 pc, Congress 9.24 pc (ECI)
9:20 AM: Congress leading by narrow margin in Bagaha
9:15 AM: NDA crosses majority mark
9:10 AM: NDA crosses 100 mark in early trends
9:10 AM: BJP leading in 5 seats, RJD in 2, Congress in 1 (ECI)
9:05 AM:Tej Pratap Yadav trailing in Mahua seat
9:00 AM: BJP leads with 65.3 pc vote share, Others 2nd with 19.59 pc, RJD 12 pc, Congress 0 pc
8:50 AM: Hindustan Awam Morcha leader Deepa Kumari maintains lead in Imamganj
8:50 AM: BJP's Vijay Kumar Sinha leads in Lakhisarai
8:45 AM: Tej Pratap gains leads from Mahua
8:40 AM: BJP’s Mangal Pandey leads in Siwan
8:40 AM: Samrat Choudhary leads in Tarapur
8:40 AM: Anant Singh leads in Mokama, Tejashwi ahead in Raghopur
8:35 AM: RJD’s Khesari Lal Yadav leads in Chapra
8:30 AM: Tej Pratap Yadav trails in Mahua
8:30 AM: BJP takes lead in early trends, Mahagathbandhan trails
8:20 AM: BJP’s Maithili Thakur leading in Alinagar
8:20 AM: Tejashwi Yadav leading in Raghopur
8:00 AM: Counting of votes begins as NDA, Mahagathbandhan brace for high-stakes battle
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No prior nod needed for religious prayer meetings at home if no law violated: Chhattisgarh HC
Bilaspur (PTI): The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that individuals do not require prior permission from authorities to organise religious prayer meetings at their homes provided no law is violated.
A single bench of Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi made the observation while quashing notices issued by police to two petitioners, and directed authorities not to interfere with their civil rights.
As per the order delivered on March 24, the case pertains to two relatives from Godhna village under Nawagarh police station limits in Janjgir-Champa district.
The petitioners had been organising prayer meetings for followers of Christianity in a hall on the first floor of their residence since 2016.
They contended in their petition that despite no disturbance or unlawful activity during these gatherings, the local police had been issuing notices under section 94 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, to prevent them from holding such meetings.
The petitioners told the court that notices dated October 18, 2025, November 22, 2025, and February 1, 2026, were served to stop them from conducting prayer meetings at their residence.
They further submitted that the Gram Panchayat of Godhna had earlier issued a no-objection certificate permitting the gatherings, but later withdrew it under pressure.
Seeking relief, the petitioners urged the HC to quash the notices and restrain the police from interfering in their right to hold prayer meetings at their private residence.
Opposing the plea, Deputy Government Advocate Shobhit Mishra argued that criminal cases had been registered against the petitioners in the past and that they had even been jailed.
The petitioners had not obtained prior permission from competent authorities for organising such gatherings, prompting the police to issue notices, the state counsel argued.
The HC, in its order, noted there is no need to get prior permission from any authority for conducting a prayer meeting if it is organized without violating any law.
"The petitioners are registered owner of said lands where they used to organize 'Prayer Meeting' of the followers of Christianity since 2016. There is no such law restraining any persons to organize prayer/prayer meeting in their dwelling house. Further, there is no need to get prior permission from any authority for conducting prayer/prayer meeting if the same is organized without violating any law," Justice Chandravanshi noted.
If any nuisance is caused due to noise pollution or situation of law and order arises, then it is always open for authorities to take necessary action under provisions of the relevant laws, the HC maintained.
"The respondents/police authorities are directed not to interfere with the civil rights of the petitioners and also shall not harass them under the guise of enquiry," it said, and quashed the notices issued to them by the police.
