2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
12 to 22 February 2000
All 324 seats of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
163 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62.57%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Rabri Devi Sushil Modi
Party RJD BJP
Alliance RJD-CPI(M) NDA
Leader since 1997 1997
Leader's seat Raghopur (by-election) Patna Central
Seats before New 41
Seats won 124 67
Seat change New 26
Popular vote 10,500,361 5,424,687
Percentage 28.34% 14.64%
Swing New 1.68%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Nitish Kumar Shakeel Ahmad
Party SAP INC
Alliance NDA
Leader since 1994 2000
Leader's seat Did not contest Bisfi
Seats before 7 29
Seats won 34 23
Seat change 27 6
Popular vote 3,205,746 4,096,467
Percentage 8.65% 11.06%
Swing 1.59% 5.21%
CM before election

Rabri Devi
RJD

 Elected CM

Nitish Kumar
Samata Party

Legislative Assembly elections were held in February 2000, to elect the 324 members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The Rashtriya Janata Dal won the most seats, but a short-lived government was formed by an alliance that included the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Samata Party. The voter turnout in 2000 assembly polls was 62.6%.

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