Janata Dal (United) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha has said that Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj has not inspired hope among people in the Bihar assembly polls and that it is a bipolar election between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathba
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday claimed that the record voter turnout in Bihar's assembly elections signals a desire for change, with 65.08% of voters participating in the assembly polls.
Ahead of the second phase of polling, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday expressed confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would "win more than 206 seats" in the Bihar assembly polls.
BJP leader and actor Mithun Chakraborty on Friday said that the BJP is the only party that can provide governance and therefore should also come to power in the Bihar assembly polls.
Chaudhary had earlier claimed a comfortable BJP victory. The Jan Suraaj founder, saying that the BJP leader should worry about winning his own constituency, Tarapur, first rather than commenting on the overall performance of the BJP and NDA.
The first phase of the assembly elections in Bihar concluded peacefully on Thursday with a record voter turnout of 64.66 per cent, the highest-ever in the state's history.
During the first phase of polling in Bihar's 121 assembly constituencies, Deputy Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Lakhisarai, Vijay Kumar Sinha, on Thursday, faced an attack while visiting a polling booth in Khoriari village.
Bihar recorded the highest ever voter turnout of 64.66 per cent in the first phase of assembly elections on Thursday, with the voting on 121 seats concluding peacefully.
Bihar Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vinod Gunjyal on Thursday stated that the first phase of the assembly elections was concluded peacefully, with the state witnessing a voter turnout of approximately 64.46 per cent.
Bihar recorded 60.41 per cent polling in the first phase of assembly polls, according to Election Commission data at 8 pm. The polling percentage is higher than the overall voting percentage recorded in the previous three assembly polls in the state.
Bihar has recorded a voter turnout of 60.13 per cent for the first phase of assembly elections, as of 5:00 PM, according to the data shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI).