Bihar Election Result 2025 LIVE: Sharad Pawar credits ₹10k payout for NDA victory, says ‘corruption of sorts’

Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Sunday rejected the claims made by Jan Suraaj spokesperson Pavan Varma that funds from the World Bank, intended for another project, were "diverted" by the central government for the Bihar Assembly elections and distributed to women voters in the state, as per ANI.

Speaking to reporters, Paswan questioned the origin of Varma's information and accused him of making "empty claims."

"Where do they get this data from, this information from?... Making empty claims - if you have any facts, present it and the Govt will respond," Paswan told reporters.

Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya took to X and said, “Yesterday, a daughter, a sister, a married woman, a mother was humiliated, filthy abuses were hurled at her, a slipper was raised to hit her. I did not compromise on my self-respect, I did not surrender the truth, and solely because of this, I had to endure this insult…Yesterday, a daughter, out of compulsion, left behind her crying parents and sisters and came away; they tore me away from my maternal home... They left me orphaned...”

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for overcoming anti-incumbency to secure a decisive mandate. She also called on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which won a two-thirds majority in the Bihar Assembly elections, to deliver on its promises to the people instead of backing away like in Maharashtra.

Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Chaturvedi stated, "Many promises have been made to the people of Bihar and the people have believed in all of them. NDA needs to stand up to those expectations now. They cannot back away like they have in Maharashtra."

Pavan Verma, the Jan Suraaj spokesperson and a key architect of the party, alleged that the Modi government redirected World Bank funds, originally intended for another project, towards the Bihar Assembly elections and distributed the money to women voters in the state, according to ANI.

NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday claimed NDA of getting involved in "corruption" by distributing ₹10,000 under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana just prior to the Bihar Assembly election.

Sharad Pawar mentioned that the same technique was also used before the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election under the name of the Ladki Bahin Yojana to influence women's votes.

PM Modi said that the Congress does not have an explanation for its defeat in Bihar and blames EVMs or the SIR process, as per ANI.

"They say no one can save the Congress party; this is the state it has reached... This is a matter of serious introspection for them. They can't even explain the reasons for their defeat to their own colleagues. Therefore, they have taken the easy route. Sometimes the EVM defeats them, sometimes the Election Commission defeats them, sometimes the voter list purification defeats them," he said.

Reeling from the Bihar election results, Congress and other opposition parties on Saturday questioned the Election Commission's role during the polls, attributing their poor performance to the "hurried" Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, as per PTI.

On the other hand, the BJP asserted that the overwhelming mandate for the NDA reflected public approval of the SIR, claiming that voters have "punished" the opposition alliance for allegedly defaming the country and fostering divisions based on caste and religion. The ruling party added that the verdict could pave the way for NDA victories in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

Tejashwi Yadav and his close aide RJD MP Sanjay Yadav have "thrown" her out of the family, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya alleged on Saturday hours after announcing her decision to "quit politics" and "disown" her family, according to ANI.

Tejashwi's sister claimed that she was "disgraced, abused, and even hit" when she asked Sanjay Yadav for the party's defeat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stated that the people of Bihar have turned against the Congress, describing it as a “Muslim League-Maoist” alliance, and rejected the Opposition that propagated the “poison of casteism", as per PTI.

Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi, he added that even Congress’ nationalist leaders who had served under former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were disheartened by the conduct of the “namdar.”

Jan Suraaj Party president Uday Singh stated on Saturday confirmed that party founder Prashant Kishore will stay involved in politics and will remain dedicated to working for the development of Bihar.

As per ANI, Singh said, "Certainly, he (Prashant Kishor) will continue to be there (in Bihar). We didn't enter politics at the behest of JD(U); we won't leave at their behest either. We can think of leaving only when we feel that a change has set in in Bihar."

As RJD chief Lalu Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya announced her decision to step away from politics, BJP MLA Sanjiv Chaurasiya said on Saturday that internal disputes within the former Bihar Chief Minister’s family are becoming visible and will need to be explained to the public.

“Family feuds are beginning to surface, so now they'll have to answer for them,” Chaurasiya told ANI.

Jan Suraaj party spokesperson Pavan Verma said on Sunday that the issue of “Vote Chori” had become irrelevant after the Supreme Court ruled that the Aadhaar Card can serve as a valid voter identification document.

While speaking to ANI, Verma said, "We have not been against the SIR. It is the Election Commission's responsibility to ensure the voter list is updated. All we said was that there are 8 crore voters in Bihar, and if this exercise is started in June, it would leave very little time and could create chaos. It could have started in February. But later, when the Supreme Court declared the Aadhar Card as a valid document, Vote Chori was no longer an issue...

The Bihar election was total confusion and mismanagement because of the SIR, TNCC president K Selvaperunthagai claimed on Saturday.

The grand old party’s vote bank remained intact, he said and indicated that the scales tilted towards the NDA due to ₹10,000 given to each household.

"Bihar election was total confusion and mismanagement because of the SIR. Our vote bank has remained intact. Our ally, the RJD’s vote share was reduced by only 0.3 per cent," Selvaperunthagai told reporters here.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Rohini Acharya accused Tejashwi Yadav and others of throwing her out of the family. Read here

In a cryptic post on X, Rohini Acharya announced that she is quitting politics and disowning her family. She claimed that is what Sanjay Yadav and Rameez had asked her to do.

Speaking about Lalu's daughter Rohini Acharya's decision to exit politics, BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy said it is possible that “she is feeling some disappointment,” claiming that he thinks “that RJD is disintegrating, and the signs are not good,” reported ANI

Two candidates from Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)), and one candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have the highest declared assets among the 243 winners, mentioned a report by ADR. Read here

"The headlines in the newspapers today say that they (NDA) gave ₹10,000 to women and that resulted in their victory. Giving ₹10,000 right before elections is a corruption of sorts. This was done by the State Govt there. They got the results for it. We accept it...The same thing happened in Maharashtra before the elections. In the name of 'Ladki Bahin Yojana', money was disbursed (to women)..." NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar said following the Bihar Election results

Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken on Saturday said that party workers across Bihar have been alleging discrepancies in the election results and were demanding a probe. The Congress leader further stated that the alliance partners in Mahagathbandhan agree that the results were unexpected and should be examined, reported ANI.

Jan Suraaj Founder Prashant Kishor to hold a press conference in Patna at 11 am tomorrow on Bihar Election 2025 and the party's next strategy.

After Congress, Jan Suraaj Party State Unit Chief Manoj Bharti has also claimed malpractice in the Bihar election result.

“The results were beyond our imagination. Ever since they were announced, we have been discussing various aspects of what went wrong. One possibility that can't be ruled out is malpractice during the election... Another major reason we see is the distribution of ₹10,000 into women’s accounts right before the elections, which may have had the biggest impact on the results.”

Bihar BJP suspends party MLC Ashok Kumar Agarwal and Katihar Mayor Usha Agarwal for "anti-party activities". The party has asked them to submit a reply within one week.

Congress leaders KC Venugopal and Ajay Maken met Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge today and said the results are “unbelievable.”

Venugopal said, "The result which has come from Bihar is unbelievable for all of us... Our alliance parties do not believe it... We are collecting data and conducting a thorough analysis, and within 1 to 2 weeks, we will provide concrete proof... The Election Commission is totally one-sided... This process is questionable... "

Ajay Maken said, "There has been a question mark over the entire election process right from the beginning. When that is the case, results will be unexpected like this. There was never a strike rate like this. Even Congress didn't have a strike rate like this in 1984, as is the case with the BJP in these elections. No one expected this. Something is amiss. We have spoken with our alliance partners. All of them believe that these are unexpected results and these should be examined, data should be analysed. We have been getting phone calls from workers across Bihar that there have been discrepancies and it should be investigated. Our people are collecting the data, we will see Form 17 C, voters list and then come to you with facts and data..."

After meeting CM Nitish Kumar, Union Minister and LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan says, "I met the CM, congratulated him and extended him best wishes. NDA registered a historic victory under the leadership of Nitish Kumar. So, a delegation of LJP(RV) met him and congratulated him. I am delighted that the CM appreciated the role of every alliance partner in the NDA. He supported the LJP(RV) candidate when he went to vote. In Alauli, where I vote, I supported JD(U) candidate. This shows that those were misleading regarding JD(U) and LJP(RV) were just setting false narrative..."

Day after the NDA secured a massive victory in the Bihar Assembly election, the JD(U) started to begin the huddle at the CM residence in Patna. JD(U) National Working President and MP Sanjay Kumar Jha have arrived at Nitish Kumar's residence.

LJP chief Chirag Paswan has attacked the Mahagathbandhan after its terrible performance in the Bihar Election 2025, saying they have constantly been finding faults after losing the polls.

He said, “Finding fault with every issue, blaming EVMs, and blaming officials. If they spent as much time on their own assessment as they do on finding fault, then Congress and RJD would likely achieve something better. No Bihari tolerates personal comments that go below the limits. The 'Mahagathbandhan' has suffered losses due to this repeatedly.”

Amid the political crossfire over the Bihar election results and claims of institutional bias, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav sharpened his attack on the ruling bloc, insisting that opposition concerns about the electoral process cannot be brushed aside

Yadav, taking aim at the government, said that in the "race to compete with the Lucknow establishment," some political figures were attempting to "rename institutions" and project themselves as the architects of development while simultaneously “undermining democratic transparency.”

Without taking names, the SP chief alleged that those who "failed to secure people's trust in the last Uttar Pradesh elections" were already preparing narratives for future victories.

Akhilesh Yadav said, "Looks like someone's learned to rename things, competing with Lucknow's renaming spree! They're calling the Election Commission 'Vikas' (Development) and claiming it's the reason for their impending win. Those who lost in UP's last election are now claiming they'll win next time, saying, 'We defeated them in '24, we'll remove them in '27 and form our own PDA government!'"

“Today, the Congress has become the Muslim League-Maoist Congress, that is, MMC. The kind of negative politics that the party's leaders are engaged in has created the possibility of another major division in the Congress!” PM Modi tweeted this morning.

On NDA winning the Bihar elections, NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule said that the allies will do an analysis of their defeat. She said “Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar. I congratulate Nitish Kumar on their landslide victory. We will do an analysis of our defeat.”

On winning from Narpatganj, BJP candidate Devanti Devi said, “Look, I want to express my gratitude to the people of Narpatganj. I will make every effort to complete all the remaining development works in the Narpatganj Assembly constituency.”

“I also want to thank the party leadership, the state leadership, the central leadership, and especially my elder brother, Pradeep Kumar Singh ji for placing their trust in me. I want to thank every voter of the Narpatganj Assembly constituency, especially our women voters, and our workers who worked tirelessly for 15 days without proper sleep or food to help secure this victory for me. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of them.”

PM Modi, who repeatedly attacked the RJD over “jungle raj” during the campaign, thanked Bihar voters for the NDA’s sweeping win, saying the mandate reflects a new “MY formula” — Mahila and Youth. He said:

1. “Jai Chhathi Maiya, yeh prachand jeet, atoot vishwas, Bihar ke logo ne bilkul garda uda diya hai.”
2. PM Modi said that the BJP and its allies work hard for the welfare of people and have stolen their hearts.
3. “Katta Sarkar” will never return to Bihar.
4. PM Narendra Modi called Congress "Muslim League Maoist Congress (MMC).
5. The prime minister also took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi over his dip in a pond in Begusarai, saying that he practised to “drown himself and others” ahead of the results.
6. “Congress is a liability. Congress is a parasite that wants to make a comeback by swallowing the vote bank of its allies.”
7. He further assured the people that “Jungle Raaj” will never return to Bihar.

In the NDA camp, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured 89 seats, followed by the Janata Dal (United) with 85. The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) won 19 seats, while the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (HAMS) and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) picked up five and four seats respectively.

Within the Mahagathbandhan, the Rashtriya Janata Dal managed 25 seats. The CPI(ML)(Liberation) won two, and both the Indian Inclusive Party (IIP) and the CPI(M) bagged one seat each. The Congress won six seats.

Outside the two main blocs, AIMIM made notable gains with five seats, while the Bahujan Samaj Party secured one.