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Analysis · what changed

Who gained, who lost

Bihar, 2020 to 2025. 10 parties changed their seat count; 73 stood for the first time.

Biggest gain
+42seats
Janata Dal (united) · 43 → 85
Biggest loss
-50seats
Rashtriya Janata Dal · 75 → 25
Largest vote swing
+3.96pts
Janata Dal (united) · 15.65% → 19.61%
Wiped out
3
Held seats in 2020, none in 2025
Breakthroughs
0
First seats since 2020

[02]Seats gained and lost

2025 against 2020 · parties that moved at least one seat
Rashtriya Janata Dal -5075 → 25
Janata Dal (united) +4243 → 85
Bharatiya Janta Party +1574 → 89
Indian National Congr… -1319 → 6
Communist Party of In… -1012 → 2
Vikassheel Insaan Par… -44 → 0
Communist Party of In… -22 → 0
Hindustani Awam Morch… +14 → 5
Communist Party of In… -12 → 1
Independent -11 → 0

[03]Vote-share swing

Percentage points, 2020 → 2025
Janata Dal (united) +3.96 pts15.65% → 19.61%
Independent -3.69 pts8.79% → 5.1%
Rashtriya Lok Samta P… -1.79 pts1.8% → 0.0%
Indian National Congr… -0.77 pts9.64% → 8.87%
Bharatiya Janta Party +0.66 pts19.8% → 20.45%
All India Majlis-e-it… +0.63 pts1.26% → 1.89%
Communist Party of In… -0.33 pts3.22% → 2.89%
Hindustani Awam Morch… +0.29 pts0.91% → 1.19%
The Plurals Party -0.25 pts0.3% → 0.05%
Nationalist Congress… -0.2 pts0.23% → 0.03%
Aazad Samaj Party (ka… +0.19 pts0.01% → 0.2%
Vikassheel Insaan Par… -0.15 pts1.54% → 1.4%

[04]Wipeouts and breakthroughs

Parties that crossed zero between 2020 and 2025
Vikassheel Insaan Par… −4lost all 4
Communist Party of In… −2lost all 2
Independent −1lost all 1

[05]Standing for the first time

No candidate in 2020 · by seats won in 2025
Lok Janshakti Party(r… 2819 won · 5.07%
Rashtriya Lok Morcha 64 won · 1.08%
Indian Inclusive Party 31 won · 0.38%
Jan Suraaj Party 2380 won · 3.4%
Aam Aadmi Party 830 won · 0.31%
Janshakti Janta Dal 450 won · 0.28%
Rashtriya Lok Janshak… 360 won · 0.17%
Aam Janta Pragati Par… 90 won · 0.02%
Vikas Vanchit Insan P… 70 won · 0.02%
Bhagidari Party(p) 70 won · 0.03%

[06]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the table above, not commentary
  1. Janata Dal (united) gained 42 seats while Rashtriya Janata Dal lost 50 — the two ends of the 2020–2025 shift.

    43→85 and 75→25
  2. Rashtriya Janata Dal moved -50 seats on a vote swing of just -0.08 pts — first-past-the-post amplifies small shifts.

    seat delta -50 against -0.08 points
  3. 3 parties lost every seat held in 2020; the largest was Vikassheel Insaan Party, down from 4.

    parties with seats in 2020 and none in 2025
  4. Lok Janshakti Party(ram Vilas) did not contest in 2020 and won 19 seats on debut, from 28 candidates.

    no 2020 row; 19/28 in 2025
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