Bihar Election Date 2025: The election bugle will be sounded in just a few days, find out when voting is expected and when the results will be announced
The suspense surrounding the Bihar Election Date 2025 is now in its final stages. According to sources, the dates for the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections could be announced any time after Dussehra (October 2) this year. It is believed that voting will be held in two to three phases in the first or second week of November.
The 2020 elections were held in three phases—voting took place on October 28, November 3, and November 7—and the results were declared on November 10. A similar pattern may be observed this time, but it is likely that the results will be declared within 2-3 days of the end of voting.
Term of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and Formation of a New Government
The term of the current Legislative Assembly expires on November 22, 2025. Therefore, it is mandatory that the new Bihar Legislative Assembly be formed and sworn in before that time. This is why the Election Commission has directed the Bihar government to complete the transfers and postings of all officers and employees by October 6th. This deadline indicates that the election campaign could begin any time after October 6th.
Election Commission Preparations and Chief Election Commissioner's Visit
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and his team will soon visit Bihar to review election arrangements and security preparations. It is expected that the Bihar Election Date 2025 will be announced only after their review visit.
Limited Campaigning Time During Festivals
This time, the election schedule will be decided keeping in mind the Chhath Mahaparva (October 25–28) and Diwali. This means that political parties will have only one month to campaign. This time will be further reduced once seat allocation and ticket allocation for candidates are finalized.
Political Equations and the Major Battle
The 2025 Bihar Election will be a direct contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal United (JDU)-led alliance and the Grand Alliance led by the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
Furthermore, this election will be even more challenging for new parties like Prashant Kishore's Jan Suraj Party and Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM, as they lack sufficient time for preparation and candidate selection.
Voter Lists and Controversies
This election campaign and voting will also be overshadowed by the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) controversy. The opposition alleges that this process aims to exclude millions of voters from the list, while the Election Commission maintains that the revisions are intended to ensure that only eligible citizens can vote.
After the SIR process, the number of voters in Bihar decreased from 79 million to 72.4 million. This included the removal of 2.2 million deceased voters, 3.6 million permanently displaced persons, and approximately 700,000 duplicate names. This issue was also debated in the Supreme Court, although the court clarified that the Election Commission has the right to amend the voter list.
The 2020 Election and the Challenge of 2025
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Elections, the BJP-JDU alliance won 125 seats, while the Grand Alliance secured 110. Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Chief Minister for the seventh time. However, after a political upheaval, he later joined the Grand Alliance and then rejoined the BJP.
The 2025 election will determine not only the fate of Bihar but also the fate of elections in major states like Assam, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh in the coming years. It is considered a major semi-final before the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
The Bottom Line
The 2025 Bihar Election Date could be announced anytime. Voting is expected to take place in the first or second week of November 2025, and the results will be declared by the second week of November. All the parties are now busy putting in their full strength and Bihar politics has completely come into election mode.