Bihar Election 2025: Which parties are in NDA and Mahagathbandhan; full list

The Assembly Elections 2025 in Bihar have entered the final stretch, with campaigning for the first phase of voting — scheduled for November 6 — coming to a halt on Thursday.

With no single party strong enough to win a majority on its own, the main contest is between the BJP-JDU-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Congress-RJD-led Mahagathbandhan.

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Star campaigners and senior leaders of both the NDA and the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ or grand alliance have put their full strength into the election campaign, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar leading the NDA’s campaign, while Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav are spearheading that of the Mahagathbandhan.

Besides the big names, there are several other smaller regional parties in both alliances that may sway the election results.

Parties that are part of the NDA and Mahagathbandhan

The NDA has five constituents — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) (JDU), Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha, and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha of Upendra Kushwaha.

The Opposition’s Mahagathbandhan consists of seven national and regional parties, including the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Indian National Congress (INC).

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Left parties, including the Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation (CPIML-Liberation), and Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM), are also part of the Opposition’s alliance.

Mukesh Sahani’s Vikassheel Insaan Party and Indrajeet Prasad Gupta’s Indian Inclusive Party (IIP) are also contesting the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 under the banner of the Mahagathbandhan.