With 52.39 percent of ballots tallied on Sunday evening, Jara -- a 51-year-old communist candidate representing an eight-party coalition -- led with 26.58 percent, followed by Kast on 24.32 percent, according to electoral authority Servel.
BSP's Satish Kumar Singh Yadav won the elections from Ramgarh assembly constituency, located in the Kaimur district. It is worth noting that Yadav won the polls with a narrow margin of 30 votes, as he polled 72,689 votes. He defeated BJP's Ashok Kumar Singh, who had received 72,659 votes.
Following his resignation from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Union Minister RK Singh on Sunday said that there is "no use" in staying in a party which tolerates individuals and fields candidates with tainted pasts.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha won the Lakhisarai Assembly seat with 1,22,408 votes, defeating Congress candidate Amaresh Kumar by 24,940 votes. This marks his fourth consecutive victory from the constituency.
Meanwhile, according to the Election Commission, as of now, the NDA has secured the majority mark of 122 seats, winning 197 seats. The BJP has won 88 seats. The JDU has won 82, LJP (RV) has won 18, RLM has won 4, and HAM has won 5.
Sanjay Kumar Singh won decisively with 87,641 votes, defeating RJD candidate Mukesh Kumar Raushan, who secured 42,644 votes, while Tej Pratap Yadav managed only 35,703 votes, losing to the winner by a staggering 51,938 votes.
The Imamganj Assembly constituency in Bihar delivered a decisive mandate in the 2025 assembly elections, with Deepa Kumari of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) securing a commanding victory. Kumari won with 1,04,861 votes, finishing 25,856 votes ahead of her nearest competitor.
As the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has taken a comfortable lead amid vote counting for the Bihar assembly elections, Ram Kripal Yadav, BJP candidate from Danapur assembly constituency, thanked the voters and said that he would work for the people of Danapur.
Amid the battering, there is some consolation for the RJD as its leader and Mahagathbandhan's Chief Ministerial candidate, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, is now leading from Raghopur by over 11,000 votes. He was earlier trailing in the seat.
Naveen Yadav strengthened Congress' position in the Telangana Assembly by securing a total of 98,988 votes to BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha Gopinath's 74,259 votes.