The first phase of the assembly elections in Bihar concluded peacefully on Thursday, with a record voter turnout of 65.08% of voters participating in the assembly polls.
Gaya Town Assembly constituency is set to undergo polling in the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, with Bihar Co-operative Department Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) sitting MLA, Prem Kumar, looking to defend his seat.
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
The main contest in the Jokihat is between Shahnawaz Alam, contesting from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Mohammad Murshid Alam, representing the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). Sarfaraz Alam is in the fray from the Jan Suraaj Party, Manzar Alam is contesting on a Jan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a sharp dig at the Opposition, saying that the people of Bihar gave a "65-volt jhatka" to those who thrived during the era of Jungle Raj in the first phase of the Assembly elections.
Taking a swipe at Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement of "no land" in Bihar, he questioned how land was available for major road projects but not for setting up industries and employing Bihar's youth.
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.
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 migrant workers, who have stayed back after Chhath have made their people vote in big numbers too, that has surprised everyone. People who were sitting here giving Rs 10,000 to women. In this election women are definitely included, but the migrant workers have become the X factor. Th
Speaking to ANI, Kishor said, "The highest polling in the last 30 years indicates that change is coming to Bihar. A new system is going to be established on the 14th (November)."
Thakur is the candidate from Constituency 81, Alinagar, which started polling early on Thursday morning. At 25 years old, and a debutant Maithili Thakur is the youngest candidate in the electoral fray. She is set to contest against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Binod Mishra. Jan Su