Updated On: 14 November, 2025 03:06 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The alliance was leading in more than 180 of the state’s 243 assembly seats, with the BJP expected to emerge as the single-largest party. According to the Election Commission’s website, the BJP was ahead in over 80 of the 101 seats it contested

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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday reacted sharply to the emerging results of the Bihar Elections 2025, which have drawn nationwide attention. Taking to X, Raut claimed the outcome was predictable and likened it to the “Maharashtra pattern” seen in the 2024 Maharashtra polls.
“There is no need to be shocked by the results of the Bihar Assembly elections,” Raut wrote. “Looking at the national agenda being carried out hand-in-hand by the Election Commission and the BJP, a different outcome than this was simply not possible. A complete Maharashtra pattern! Those who were certain to come to power were wiped out within 50!”