CPI(ML) Liberation Statement on 2025 Bihar Assembly Election Results

The outcome of the Assembly elections in Bihar is extremely unnatural. It has the scars of SIR all over it. The role of the unprecedented money transfer operation amounting to Rs 30,000 crore among a beneficiary population of 3 crore defying all notions of election ethics and model code of conduct must also be taken into account.

A virtual repeat of the 2010 outcome after fifteen years when the credibility of the Nitish Kumar government has touched an all-time low and the Modi government too suffered a major loss of support just a year ago defies credulity. We will undertake a thorough analysis of the outcome and draw necessary lessons.

The CPI(ML) won two seats in these elections, Paliganj and Karakat and lost Agiaon (SC) by a narrow margin of 95 votes. In three other seats - Balrampur, Dumraon and Zeeradei, the margin of defeat has been less than 3,000. The vote share of the party has been close to 3 percent.

We thank the people of Bihar who have voted for our party and other allies of INDIA coalition and reiterate our commitment to serve the people and secure their rights and defend the constitutional foundation of democracy in India with renewed energy and determination.

— Dipankar Bhattacharya, General Secretary, CPI(ML) Liberation (November 14, 2025)