Patna: Patna woke up to an unusually quiet political morning on results day, even as anxiety across the state reached its peak ahead of the Bihar Assembly vote count. Moments before the process was set to begin, the state’s top leaders were spotted in scenes of calm — walking, worshipping, and preparing, in silence, for a day expected to erupt into celebration or confrontation.
At 1 Aney Marg, chief minister Nitish Kumar kept to his daily routine, taking his morning walk at around 6.30am. Sources said security around the residence has been tightened, with additional Bihar Military Police units deployed at both entries as a precaution.
#WATCH | Visuals from outside the residence of former CM and RJD leader Rabri Devi, in Patna, Bihar. Counting of votes for #BiharElections2025 will be held today. pic.twitter.com/6Q4avrQRGW
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A similar scene unfolded at 10 Circular Road, the residence of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad. He too took his morning stroll early, with no visible crowd of supporters outside the bungalow — a stark contrast to the frenzy expected later in the day. Preparations were underway indoors as the family geared up for the results.
#WATCH | Visuals from outside the RJD office in Patna, Bihar. Counting of votes for #BiharElections2025 will be held today. pic.twitter.com/YXHc0k5g1O
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2025
Tej Pratap Yadav, Lalu’s elder son and candidate from Mahua, had spent the previous night inspecting the strong room at Raj Narain College in Vaishali. “The arrangements are good,” he said, signalling confidence ahead of the count.
Deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Sinha offered prayers before the day’s proceedings. Calling it “the most historically important day of the grand festival of democracy”, he predicted that the results would be “auspicious not only for Bihar but for the country”.
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Across Patna, party offices wore a surprisingly subdued look. The Congress headquarters at Sadaqat Ashram, usually buzzing on election days, saw minimal footfall though security presence had increased. Jan Suraaj’s office in Patliputra was also sparsely populated, with only a handful of workers present.
Political observers, however, noted that supporters were concentrating their energy at the 46 counting centres across 38 districts, where the real drama was yet to unfold.
Celebrations were being quietly prepared as well. Several parties arranged hundreds of kilos of laddoos, gulab jamuns and other sweets — hedging bets on victory even before trends emerged.
This year’s contest pits the NDA — with BJP and JD(U) contesting 101 seats each, LJP (Ram Vilas) 29, RLM 6 and HAM 6 — against the Grand Alliance, where the RJD is fighting 143 seats, Congress 61, Left parties 30 and VIP 9. Friendly contests within the alliance are playing out on seats such as Chainpur, Kargahar, Narkatiaganj, Sikandra, Kahalgaon and Sultanganj.
As counting begins, the silence across Patna’s political quarters hints at only one thing: the storm is yet to arrive.
