"There was 65% of voting in the first phase of the elections, and we are hopeful that in the second phase too, the voting will not be less than around 65-66%. Around 80 of the 122 NDA candidates will win," Jitan Ram Manjhi said.
The first phase of the Bihar elections, which saw a record voter turnout of 65.08 per cent, marked the highest polling percentage in the state's history.
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.
John Brittas CPI (M) Rajya Sabha MP has written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner to examine and address the concerns on the alleged discrepancies and disparities regarding the polling percentages in the Maharashtra Elections.
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference (JKPC) chairman Sajad Lone said that independent candidates fighting in the upcoming Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir are good for the region, as it has increased the polling percentages.
The seventh and final phase of polling in the largest festival of democracy started on Saturday as voting started in the last 57 parliamentary constituencies at 7 am across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Chief Farooq Abdullah expressed concern over the low voting percentage in Central Kashmir, saying that he expected around 70 per cent polling percentage in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
Amid cheers and slogans, students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) voted in large numbers in the students' union elections on Friday, taking the polling percentage to around 73 per cent.
Polling concluded in the high-stakes electoral battle in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on Friday, with both the Congress and the BJP hoping for victory in the two Hindi heartland states.
Mizoram saw a voter turnout of 78.40 per cent in the single-phase election for 40 assembly seats in the state while the polling percentage was 71.93 per cent for 20 assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh which went to polls in the first phase of elections in the state on Tuesday
The Election Commission on Sunday said that around 75.6 per cent polling percentage was recorded in the recently held assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh.