The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), led by Tejashwi Yadav, did not perform well in terms of seats in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. The party contested 143 seats but won only 25.
However, there was one positive point — RJD got the highest vote share among all parties.
RJD Got the Most Votes, But Few Seats
RJD received 23% of all votes in the election.
This is slightly lower than the 23.11% it got in the previous election.
Even though RJD got many votes, those votes did not turn into wins in many constituencies.
Why this happened:
In many places, RJD came second or third. They got a lot of votes, but not enough to win the seat.
These votes still count in their total vote share, but do not add to their seat count.
Also, RJD contested more seats (143) than BJP or JDU, who contested only 101 seats each.
So, RJD had more places to get votes, even if they lost.
Total votes received:
RJD: 1,15,46,055 votes
BJP: 1,00,81,143 votes
BJP and JDU Perform Strongly
The NDA (BJP + JDU + allies) won a big majority:
Total NDA seats: 202
BJP: 89
JDU (Nitish Kumar): 85
LJP (Ram Vilas): 19
HAM: 5
Rashtriya Lok Morcha: 4
BJP’s vote share also increased to 20.07% (from 19.46% in 2020).
Mahagathbandhan Performs Poorly
RJD’s alliance partners also performed badly:
Congress: Won only 6 of 61 seats
CPI(ML)L: 2 seats
CPI(M): 1 seat
CPI: 0 seats
So the total seats for the Mahagathbandhan was only 35 — far behind the NDA’s 202.
What is Vote Share? Why Did RJD Lose Despite Being Highest?
Vote share means the percentage of total votes a party gets in the whole state.
RJD had the highest vote share because:
1. They contested more seats.
2. They got many votes even in seats they didn’t win.
3. Votes in losing seats still add to vote share but do not give seats.
This is why RJD got the most votes overall, but still ended up with very few seats.
