"On the occasion of polling for Bihar assembly elections, I appeal to all the people of Bihar to use their voting rights and participate in this festival of democracy. It is certain that the NDA will form the government again and Nitish Kumar will be the CM. When Prime Minister Narendra M
Bihar recorded a voter turnout of 27.65 per cent in the first four hours of the first phase of assembly elections, according to the data of the Election Commission of India.
"My salutations to all the fortune-makers of Bihar...The future fate of Bihar will be decided by a single button you press," the RJD leader said in a written statement released by the party on X.
Speaking to reporters in Patna, the LJP (RV) chief said, "I urge everyone to exercise their Right to Vote. I would like it if Bihar witnesses record voting in the first phase today."
In a post on X, Chief Minister Sharma said, "Today, the first phase of the grand festival of democracy has begun in Bihar. I urge all voters to exercise their franchise with full enthusiasm, responsibility, and awareness. On this occasion, hearty congratulations and best wishes to all you
"Today in Bihar is the first phase of the festival of democracy. My appeal to all voters of this phase in the assembly elections is that they should vote with full enthusiasm. On this occasion, my special congratulations to all my young companions of the state who are going to cast their
"He says that he will not let SIR happen, but from his party itself a list of BLAs is being sent to the Election Commission. Mamata Banerjee's nephew is ahead of her in lying. He is making tall claims that he will break limbs... Now, Abhishek Banerjee is trying to become a hero by startin
The opposition has voiced strong criticism of the move, with the ruling Trinamool Congress TMC in West Bengal alleging that the exercise will "snatch the voting rights of voters"
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee reiterated that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was a way to exclude voters from the voting list and deprive them of their voting rights. He said that if the voting rights of genuine voters are snatched in West Bengal then one lakh people
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Monday said the Opposition would be vigilant in protecting the voting rights of marginalised communities as the Election Commission is set to conduct a nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists.