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Battle for Bihar 2025: Counting is set to beginAfter a high-voltage Bihar polls campaign by various political parties, the fate of Nitish Kumar is going to be decided on Friday as the counting of votes is all set to begin. While almost all the exit polls have predicted a clean victory for the NDA, the Opposition rejected the poll predictions. However, several reactions are coming in even on the D-Day. Stay tuned to DH for all the latest updates.
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'Will accept mandate of people': Bihar's Deputy CM and BJP candidate from the Lakhisarai seat Vijay Kumar Sinha

Nitish government only for few more hours now: RJD spokesperson confident on Mahagathbandhanvictory

RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari told that no matter what the speculation is Nitish Kumar’s government is going to exit, and the Mahagathbandhan will form the government. He further stated that Nitish Kumar’s government is there for only a few hours now -and their exit is certain.

Bihar witnesses first ever polls in state where no re-poll ordered

The 2025 Bihar Assembly elections will go down into the annals of history as the one where no re-poll was ordered even in one booth in the state.

Bihar has in the past always hogged the limelight for its controversial elections, marred by violence and re-polling. And it has always been a challenging task for the Election Commission (EC) to conduct a peaceful poll in this part of the cow-belt.

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‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ posters emerge for Nitish Kumar ahead of counting

‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, says a poster outside the Janata Dal (United) office on Beer Chand Patel Marg in Patna, which is buzzing with enthusiasm. And it has reasons to be upbeat about the JD(U) strongman Nitish Kumar who appeared “weak and ill” prior to polls but showed amazing resilience as the elections progressed.

Numbers released when people were standing in queues to vote: Tejashwi Yadav dismisses exit poll

“These exit polls, which have given a clear edge to the NDA and ruled out formation of Government by the Mahagatbandhan, came out even when the last vote had not been cast. These surveys are carried out just to bring pressure on officials involved in the election process,” said Tejashwi adding “We are sure we will sweep the poll on November 14 and form the Government on November 18.”

Battle for Bihar 2025: Women outnumber men by 14 % or more in voter turnout in 7 Bihar districts, Patna only exception

Women outnumbered men by 14 per cent or more in voter turnout in seven districts of Bihar, where assembly elections were recently held, as per the Election Commission.

In 10 other districts, the polling percentage among women was over 10 per cent more than men.

Patna, however, was the only district in the state to have recorded more turnout of men than women. (PTI)

Battle for Bihar 2025: Political parties hold hectic parleys to review preparations

Leaders across the political spectrum of Bihar on Thursday held hectic parleys and reviewed last-minute preparations as the state was readying for the counting of votes polled in the recently held high-stakes assembly polls that will decide whether Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving chief minister, will get a record fifth term.

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(Published 14 November 2025, 04:15 IST)