1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 1995 was held in 1995 to elect members to the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Janata Dal got a decisive victory in the state, political manures ensured Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav's victory in the chief ministership.

1995 Bihar legislative assembly election

Legislative Assembly seats
Turnout	61.79%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Lalu Prasad Yadav --- Jagannath Mishra Party JD BJP INC(I) Leader since 1990 --- 6 December 1989 Seats before 122 39 71 Seats after 167 41 29 Seat change +45 2 -42
CM before election Lalu Prasad JD Elected CM Lalu Prasad JD

Party	Party Flag	Seats Contested	Seats Won	Seats Change	Efficiency	Vote Share
Janata Dal		264	167	(+) 45		28.0
Bharatiya Janata Party		315	41	(+) 2		13.0
Indian National Congress		320	29	(-) 42		16.3
Communist Party of India		61	26	(+) 3		4.8
Independent		5674	11	(-) 19		13.8
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha		63	10	(-) 8		2.3
Samata Party		310	7	(+) 7		7.1
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)		89	6	(+) 6		2.4
Communist Party of India (Marxist)		31	2	(-) 4		1.4
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha		22	6	(+) 6
JMM (Marandi)		58	3	(+) 3		1.0
Samajwadi Party		176	2	(+) 2		1.7
Marxist Co-ordination Committee		5	2	(+) 0		0.3
Bahujan Samaj Party		161	2	(+) 2		1.3
Jharkhand People's Party		33	2	(+) 2		0.3
Champaran Vikas Party		15	1	(+) 1		0.3
Jharkhand Party		29	1	(+) 1		0.2
Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party		259	1	(+) 1		3.0