Record 65% Turnout for Bihar Phase 1 Poll

Senior politicians, including Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, INDIA bloc's CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav, VIP chief Mukesh Sahani, and Union ministers Giriraj Singh and Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan' were among those who cast their votes in the first few hours of voting in the phase one of assembly elections in the state on Thursday. A total of 13.13 per cent of 3.75 crore voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling till 9 am, an official said.

As Bihar votes for the first phase of assembly elections, RJD MP Manoj Jha on Thursday hoped for a change in the government, saying that this is an election to bring change.

Amid the hustle and bustle of the assembly elections in Bihar, a young IAS officer stood out with her tuneful appeals to voters, whom she urged to take part in the 'festival of democracy' in large numbers. Vaishali District Magistrate Varsha Singh has been urging voters in her district to step out and cast their valuable votes on the day of polling on Thursday through her song in the local Bajjika dialect.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar cast his vote in the first phase of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections on Thursday morning and, after depositing his ballot, displayed his inked finger to the media