Patna: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set for a significant defeat in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, with initial trends on counting day indicating the party’s inability to make an impact in the state. The NDA seems likely to achieve a landslide win, while the opposition Grand Alliance is ahead in 35 seats. AAP, which ran alone and nominated candidates in 99 constituencies, has not yet recorded a single victory. As counting commenced, eighty-three of its candidates were still competing, but emerging results pointed to a clear voter rejection of the party. Despite MP Sanjay Singh campaigning for various candidates, AAP’s senior leadership, including Arvind Kejriwal, was mostly absent from the campaign trail.
The party promoted its governance model from Delhi and Punjab, pledging enhancements in education, healthcare, electricity, and water supply. Additionally, it highlighted issues such as unemployment, migration, and inflation. However, as the counting continued, voters appeared unaffected. All declared results for AAP candidates have been losses, particularly in crucial areas such as Begusarai, Kishanganj, Bankipur, Buxar, Gopalganj, Siwan, Parsa, Jamalpur, Araria, Madhepura, and Mahisi. The defeated candidates include Dr. Meera Singh (Begusarai), Yogi Chaupal (Kusheshwarsthan), Amit Kumar Singh (Taraiya), Bhanu Bhartiya (Kasba), Shubhada Yadav (Benipatti), Arun Kumar Rajak (Phulwarisharif), Dr.
Pankaj Kumar (Bankipur), Ashraf Alam (Kishanganj), Akhilesh Narayan Thakur Parihar (Sitamarhi), Ashok Kumar Singh (Govindganj), Dharamraj Singh (Buxar), Rajiv Verma (Narkatiaganj), Sheshnath Choudhary (Bagaha), among many others across various districts including Kesaria, Dhaka, Sheohar, Bajpatti, Nirmali, Chhatapur, Sikta, Purnia, Katihar, Muzaffarpur, Bodhgaya, Bettiah, Motihari, Madhubani, Hajipur, Raghopur, Samastipur, Ujiarpur, Morwa, Supaul, Amour, Gaya Town, Sikandra, and Jamui. AAP had anticipated that a robust campaign focused on public services would connect with voters disillusioned by economic hardships and scarce job prospects. Instead, the party seems to have made little impact in a contest largely influenced by established regional powers.
