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{{Short description|Elections for the 18th Legislative assembly of Bihar}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}{{Infobox election
| election_name = Next Bihar Legislative Assembly election
| type = Legislative
| ongoing = yes
| election_date = By October–November 2025
| country = India
| previous_year = 2020
| party1 = Rashtriya Janata Dal
| party2 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| party3 = Janata Dal (United)
| party4 = Indian National Congress
| party5 = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
| party6 = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
| party7 = Communist Party of India
| party8 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| party9 = Lok Janshakti Party
| leader1 = [[Tejashwi Yadav]]
| leader2 = [[Sanjay Jaiswal]]
| leader3 = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| leader4 = [[Madan Mohan Jha]]
| leader5 = [[Mahbub Alam (politician)|Mahbub Alam]]
| leader6 = [[Akhtarul Iman]]
| leader7 = [[Ram Ratan Singh]]
| leader8 = [[Ajay Kumar (Bihar politician)|Ajay Kumar]]
| leader9 = [[Pashupati Kumar Paras]]
| seats_for_election = All 243 seats in the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 122
| last_election1 = 75 seats
| last_election2 = 74 seats
| last_election3 = 43 seats
| last_election4 = 19 seats
| last_election5 = 12 seats
| last_election6 = 5 seats
| last_election7 = 2 seats
| last_election8 = 2 seats
| last_election9 = 1 seats
| alliance1 = [[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|MGB]]
| alliance2 = National Democratic Alliance
| alliance3 = National Democratic Alliance
| alliance4 = [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
| alliance5 = [[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|MGB]]
| alliance6 = "None"
| alliance7 = [[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|MGB]]
| alliance8 = [[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|MGB]]
| alliance9 = National Democratic Alliance
| title = [[Chief Minister of Bihar|Chief Minister]]
| before_party = [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]
| before_election = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| image1 = File:Tejashwi Yadav rjd.jpg
| image2 = [[File:Sanjay Jaiswal BJP.jpg|170x170px]]
| image3 = File:The Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize Annual Plan 2007-08 of the State, in New Delhi on February 14, 2007 (Nitish Kumar) (cropped).jpg
| image4 = File:Nophoto.jpg
| image5 = File:Nophoto.jpg
| image6 = File:Nophoto.jpg
| image7 = File:Nophoto.jpg
| image8 = File:Nophoto.jpg
| image9 = File:Pashupati Kumar Paswan.jpg
| leader_since1 = 2017
| leader_since2 = 2019
| leader_since3 = 2005
| leader_since4 = 2018
| leader_since5 = 2015
| leader_since6 = 2020
| leader_since7 = 2020
| leader_since8 = 2020
| leader_since9 = 2019
| map_image = File:Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Bihar.svg
| previous_election = 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
| seats_needed1 = {{increase}}47
| seats_needed2 = {{increase}}48
| seats_needed3 = {{increase}}79
| seats_needed4 = {{increase}}103
| seats_needed5 = {{increase}}110
| seats_needed6 = {{increase}}117
| seats_needed7 = {{increase}}120
| seats_needed8 = {{increase}}120
| seats_needed9 = {{increase}}121
}}

The '''Next Bihar Legislative Assembly election''' is scheduled to be held on or before October–November 2025 to elect all 243 members of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|state's Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Solo ‘Chalo’ In 2025? {{!}} Outlook India Magazine|url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/india-news-solo-chalo-in-2025/303969|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Outlook (India)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar elections can happen before 2025; LJP to be prepared on all 243 seats: Chirag Paswan - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-elections-can-happen-before-2025-ljp-to-be-prepared-on-all-243-seats-chirag-paswan/articleshow/79466274.cms|access-date=2021-04-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may not seek re-election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=This is my last election, Nitish Kumar says at poll rally - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/this-is-my-last-election-says-bihar-cm-nitish-kumar/articleshow/79061428.cms|access-date=2021-04-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Background ==
The [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|previous assembly]] elections were held in October–November 2020. After the election, [[National Democratic Alliance]] formed the state government, with [[Nitish Kumar]] becoming Chief Minister.

==Schedule==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Poll Event
! Schedule
|-
| Notification Date
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Last Date for filing nomination
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Scrutiny of nomination
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Date of Poll
| '''TBD'''
|-
| Date of Counting of Votes
| '''TBD'''
|}

== Parties & Alliances ==
==={{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]}}===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats contested
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white" |'''1.'''
| style="text-align:center" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP_flag.svg|center|85x85px]]
|[[File:BJP_election_symbol.png|center|51x51px]]
|[[File:Sanjay_Jaiswal_BJP.jpg|center|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:center" |[[Sanjay Jaiswal]]
| style="text-align:center" |TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}};color:white" |'''2.'''
| style="text-align:center" |[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|[[File:Janata_Dal_(United)_Flag.svg|center|70x70px]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Arrow.png|center|85x85px]]
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize Annual Plan 2007-08 of the State, in New Delhi on February 14, 2007 (Nitish Kumar) (cropped).jpg|center|66x66px]]
| style="text-align:center" |[[Nitish Kumar]]
| style="text-align:center" |TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Vikassheel Insaan Party}};color:white" |'''3.'''
| style="text-align:center" |[[Vikassheel Insaan Party]]
|[[File:Vikassheel_Insaan_Party.jpg|center|50x50px]]
|[[File:Election Symbol Boat with Man & Sail.png|alt=|center|50x50px]]
|[[File:Mukesh_Sahani.png|alt=|center|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:center" |[[Mukesh Sahani]]
| style="text-align:center" |TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Hindustani Awam Morcha}};color:white" |'''4.'''
| style="text-align:center" |[[Hindustani Awam Morcha]]
|[[File:Hindustani_Awam_Morcha_Flag.svg|border|center|84x84px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Telephone.png|center|59x59px]]
|[[File:Sri_Jitan_Ram_Manjhi.jpg|center|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:center" |[[Jitan Ram Manjhi]]
| style="text-align:center" |TBD
|}

==={{legend2|{{party color|Mahagathbandhan}}|[[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|Mahagathbandhan]]}}===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats contested
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}};color:white" |'''1.'''
| style="text-align:center" |[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[File:RJD_Flag.svg|center|75x75px]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Hurricane_Lamp.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[File:Tejashwi Yadav rjd.jpg|center|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:center" |[[Tejashwi Yadav]]
| style="text-align:center" |TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white" |'''2.'''
| style="text-align:center" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:INC_Flag_Official.jpg|center|75x75px]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|center|56x56px]]
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|center|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:center" |[[Madan Mohan Jha]]
| style="text-align:center" |TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation}};color:white" |'''3.'''
| style="text-align:center" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)]]
|
|[[File:Flag Logo of CPIML.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[File:Dipankar Bhattacharya WB.jpg|center|89x89px]]
| style="text-align:center" |[[Dipankar Bhattacharya]]
| style="text-align:center" |TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};color:white" |'''4.'''
| style="text-align:center" |[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|center|75x75px]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Ears_of_Corn_and_Sickle.png|center|61x61px]]
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|center|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:center" |[[Ram Naresh Pandey]]
| style="text-align:center" |TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white" |'''5.'''
| style="text-align:center" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|[[File:CPI-M-flag.svg|center|75x75px]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.png|center|58x58px]]
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|center|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:center" |[[Awadhesh Kumar Rai]]
| style="text-align:center" |TBD
|}

==={{legend2|{{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]}}===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Photo
!Seats contested
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}};color:white" |'''1.'''
| style="text-align:center" |[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
|[[File:All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen logo.svg|center|50x50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.png|center|51x51px]]
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|center|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:center" |[[Akhtarul Iman|Akhatul Iman]]
| style="text-align:center" |TBD
|}

==See also ==

* [[Elections in India]]
*

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Bihar elections}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Bihar]]

Next Bihar Legislative Assembly election - Revision history

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