Bihar Elections 2025: From Tejashwi Yadav to Maithili Thakur, check key candidates who will make highlights on Bihar election result day

With Phase 2 of Bihar Assembly Elections concluded, the much-awaited Bihar election results are set to be announced on November 14. Political battles in the state have taken shape with several candidates from the Mahagathbandhan and NDA alliance making headlines after their big claims ahead of Bihar polls. RJD's Tejashwi Yadav has made huge promises from employment, electricity, to infrastructure, while BJP-led NDA also released its full-fledged manifesto a few days before the first phase of elections.

Check key candidates in Bihar assembly elections:


Tejashwi Yadav:

The grand Mahagathbandhan alliance announced Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial face in Bihar elections. As part of the finalized seat sharing agreement, the RJD is contesting 135 seats, positioning Tejashwi at the forefront of its campaign. He is contesting the election from his traditional stronghold of Raghopur seat, seeking a third consecutive term in Bihar.

Tejashwi Yadav's performance in the 2020 assembly polls reaffirmed his status as Bihar's principal opposition leader and the face of Bihar’s younger political generation. He is now aiming for a hat-trick in Raghopur, against his opponent Satish Kumar of the BJP who defeated his mother Rabri Devi in 2010 while contesting on a JD(U) symbol.

However, the Mahagathbandhan fell short of victory in the last state election.

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Tej Pratap Yadav:


In Mahua, Tejashwi's estranged elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav has floated his own outfit, is locked in a multi-cornered contest. He stands against sitting RJD MLA Mukesh Raushan, though the presence of Sanjay Singh, the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) candidate from NDA, and Independent Ashma Parveen, the runner-up of 2020, has queered the pitch.

Tej Pratap was expelled from the RJD in May this year for “irresponsible behaviour” and straying from the party’s core values. He then went on to launch his own outfit, the JJD (Jan Jagrukta Dal). His expulsion came soon after a controversial, now-deleted Facebook post where he claimed to have been in a 12-year relationship.

Having earlier won the Mahua seat in 2015, Tej Pratap is now trying to reclaim his political turf under the JJD banner, which is supported by five regional allies – the Vikas Vanchit Insaan Party (VVIP), Bhojpuria Jan Morcha (BJM), Pragatisheel Janata Party (PJP), Wazib Adhikar Party (WAP), and the Sanyukt Kisan Vikas Party. Also read: What Bihar election results could mean for BJP, Congress, RJD, JD(U) and their top leaders

Samrat Choudhary (BJP)
In Tarapur constituency, BJP leader and state deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary is locking horns with RJD’s Arun Shah in what promises to be a closely fought contest. The constituency has a diverse voter base dominated by around 63,000 Yadavs, followed by 50,000 upper-caste voters (Rajputs and Brahmins), 40,000 Kushwahas, 35,000 Sahs, 28,000 Dalits, and about 20,000 Muslims.

Choudhary, a sitting MLC, is returning to the electoral fray after 15 years, while Shah—who had contested the 2021 bypoll from the same seat—had narrowly lost to JD(U)’s Rajiv Kumar Singh by a margin of just over 3,800 votes.

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Maithili Thakur (BJP)
Folk singer and BJP’s cultural face Maithili Thakur is making her electoral debut from the Alinagar constituency in Darbhanga district of Bihar, where she has taken on RJD’s Binod Mishra and JSP’s Biplaw Kumar Chowdhary in the first phase of the Bihar polls.

By fielding the 25-year-old, the BJP is seeking to tap into Mithila’s deep-rooted cultural pride and turn it into political strength. Thakur had joined the party in October, when the BJP announced its first list of 71 candidates for the Assembly elections.

Alinagar has been an RJD stronghold for decades under veteran Abdul Bari Siddiqui, who won the seat seven times before stepping aside after his 2015 victory. In 2020, the constituency was won by VIP’s Mishri Lal Yadav — a former RJD leader who joined the NDA — by a narrow margin of just over 3,000 votes.

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Bihar Exit Polls 2025:
According to various exit polls for the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, the NDA is projected to secure a comfortable majority, while the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) is expected to trail significantly.

JVC’s Polls predict that the NDA will win between 135 and 150 seats, while the MGB is likely to get 88 to 103 seats, and others (OTH) may secure 3 to 6 seats.

Matrize forecasts a strong showing for the NDA with 147 to 167 seats, giving it a decisive edge over the MGB, which is projected to win 70 to 90 seats. Others may capture 2 to 10 seats.

People’s Insight estimates the NDA’s tally at 133 to 148 seats, the MGB at 87 to 102 seats, and others at 3 to 6 seats.

People’s Pulse also suggests a clear NDA advantage, predicting 133 to 159 seats for the alliance, 75 to 101 seats for the MGB, and 2 to 13 seats for others.

Dainik Bhaskar exit poll shows similar trends, giving the NDA 145 to 160 seats, the MGB 73 to 91 seats, and others 5 to 10 seats.

Overall, the exit polls collectively indicate that the NDA is poised for a sweeping victory in Bihar, well above the majority mark of 122 seats, while the MGB faces a substantial setback.