Patna Election Result 2025 Highlights: BJP candidate Ratnesh Kumar wins Patna Sahib

BJP candidate Ratnesh Kumar wins Patna Sahib by 38,000 votes.

According to the latest trends on the Election Commission of India's (ECI) website for the Patna Sahib constituency, the BJP has widened its lead over the Congress by 38,460 votes after 30 of 31 rounds of counting.

Ratnesh Kumar (BJP): 1,29,362

Shashant Shekhar (Congress): 90,902

Vinita Mishra (Jan Suraaj Party): 5,196

BJP's Ram Kripal Yadav leading from Danapur seat, according to EC.

The JD(U) has won five seats, including Mokama, and was leading in 79 other constituencies in Bihar, according to the Election Commission.

Former Bihar minister Rana Randhir of the BJP retained Madhuban seat for the third time, by winning the constituency by a margin of 5,492 votes. BJP candidate Raju Kumar Singh won Sahebganj seat by a margin of 13,522 votes. The saffron party was leading in 91 other seats. (PTI)

The BJP-led NDA appeared to register a landslide victory in Bihar, opening up impressive leads in more than 180 of the state's 243 assembly seats, with early trends also indicating that the saffron party was on track to post its biggest tally with an excellent strike rate.

According to trends available on the Election Commission's website by noon, the BJP was set to emerge as the single-largest party with a lead in more than 80 assembly seats out of 101 it contested, a performance that would further cement its position as the numero uno political force in the country, offsetting whatever setback that might have been caused by last year’s Lok Sabha polls. (PTI)

The latest trends on the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the Patna Sahib seat:

Ratnesh Kumar (BJP): 81,703

Shashant Shekhar (Congress): 65,250

Vinita Mishra (Jan Suraaj Party): 3,428

CPI(M) candidate Gopal Ravi Das leading from Phulwari seat, according to EC.

The NDA is leading in Bihar, with Nitish Kumar and PM Modi's popularity driving the surge. They're poised to break the 2010 record, when the NDA won 206 seats.

The current trends showcase that the people have once again bestowed their trust on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the NDA is heading towards yet another historic victory.

In the current trends, the Nitish Kumar-led NDA has secured a combined total of 196 seats, with BJP leading in 88, JDU in 79, LJP 21, HAM 4 and RLM 4 as per data from the EC at 12:52 pm.

Key trends after 8 rounds of counting:

The BJP has widened its lead over Congress by 7,010 votes, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI) website.

Ratnesh Kumar (BJP): 31,308

Shashant Shekhar (Congress): 24,298

Vinita Mishra (Jan Suraaj Party): 1,348

Patna, Bihar: As NDA continues its comfortable lead and crosses the majority mark, BJP MP Deepak Prakash says, "...The results have proven that 'Tiger Abhi Zinda Hai' and he will work even better now."

"This is a victory of the public of Bihar. It is clear that a double-engine Govt is going to be formed here. Congratulations to the voters here. People trust PM Modi and Nitish Kumar. BJP-NDA workers have worked hard and the speed of development will further pick up pace...The results have proven that 'Tiger Abhi Zinda Hai' and he will work even better now."

On RJD leader Sunil Kumar Singh's statement, he says, "Such a statement is very unfortunate. Strict action should be taken, and he should be jailed."

Supporters of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar celebrate JD(U) office in Patna.

NDA has crossed the majority mark and is leading on 185 seats (JD(U) 76, BJP 83, LJP(RV) 22, HAMS 4)

Counting of votes continues.

BJP's Ram Kripal Yadav leading from Danapur seat, as per EC.

As the third round of vote counting begins for the Mokama assembly constituency in Bihar's Patna district, the early trends show jailed Janata Dal (United) MLA Anant Kumar Singh leading by a close margin of 700 votes against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Veena Devi.

Meanwhile, Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) candidate Priyadarshi Piyush trails by a margin of 10,536 votes.

Anant Singh is leading from the Mokama constituency, according to the EC.

After seven rounds of counting:

Ratnesh Kumar (BJP): 26,453

Shashant Shekhar (Congress): 22,010

Vinita Mishra (Jan Suraaj Party): 1,166

The ruling NDA was leading in 166 seats, surpassing the majority mark of 122, in early trends as counting was underway for the Bihar assembly polls on Friday morning, according to the Election Commission.

The opposition INDIA bloc was way behind, leading in 59 of the 243 seats in the assembly. (PTI)

BJP’s Ratnesh Kumar is currently ahead in Patna Sahib, while Congress candidate Shashant Shekhar is falling behind, according to EC.

Sanjiv Chaurasia of BJP leads as he faces Divya Gautam of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation (CPI(ML) Liberation), early trends show, as per the ECI.

Anil Kumar of Indian National Congress (INC) leads with a margin of 311 votes as he faces off against Siddharth Saurav of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), show early trends, according to ECI.

Shashant Shekhar of INC leads against BJP's Ratnesh Kumar with a margin of 3998 votes as of 9:26 am, say early trends, the Election Commission website showed.

In the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election for the Phulwari constituency, several candidates are in the fray. The CPI(ML)L has fielded Gopal Ravidas, while the JD(U) is represented by Shyam Rajak. The Jan Sangharsh Party (JSP) has nominated Prof. Shashikant Prasad, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is contesting with Arun Kumar Rajak. Yuvraj Kumar is the candidate from the Samata Party, and Sunil Paswan is contesting on behalf of the RLJP. Additionally, Puja Kumari is running as an Independent candidate, and Shri Raj Paswan is representing the Prabal Bharat Party.

BJP's Nitin Nabin has maintained a stronghold in Bankipur constituency, winning 2010, 2015 and 2020 assembly elections.

In the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election for the Bankipur constituency, the major contestants included Nitin Nabin from the BJP, Rekha Kumari from the RJD, Vandana Kumari representing the JSP, Niranjan Achary from the RRP, and Pankaj Kumar from the AAP.

In the Mokama constituency for the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Anant Kumar Singh is contesting from the JD(U), while Veena Devi represents the RJD. The AAP has fielded Dr. Rajesh Kumar, and Priyadarshi Piyush is contesting from the JSP. Anil Kumar is running as an Independent candidate.

In the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election for the Patna Sahib constituency, Nand Kishore Yadav of BJP won the seat with 97,692 votes, securing 51.91% of the total vote share. Pravin Singh of the INC came in second with 79,392 votes, while NOTA (None of the Above) received 3,234 votes.

In the 2020 Assembly elections, Dr. Rama Nand Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won the seat, defeating Satyendra Kumar Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 19,370 votes.

In the Digha constituency of the Bihar Legislative Assembly Election 2025, several candidates are in the fray. Sanjeev Chaurasiya is contesting from the BJP, while Divya Gautam represents the CPI(ML)L. The JSP has fielded Ritesh Ranjan Singh alias Bittu Singh, and Pranjal Singh is contesting from the PP. The BSP candidate is Prabhakar Singh, whereas Rajiv Singh is representing the RRP. Additionally, Kusumlata Verma is contesting as an Independent candidate.

BJP's Ratnesh Kushwaha is contesting from the Patna Sahib seat, facing off Congress' leader Shashant Shekhar.