Bihar Election 2025: Voting is underway for 121 assembly seats in Bihar since 7 am. Long queues of voters have formed at polling stations since morning. Voters are waiting patiently for their turn. Voters are eager to cast their votes for their preferred candidates. Amid the long queues, a 27.65% voter turnout has been recorded by 11 am.
The Election Commission has released the voting percentage for all 121 seats. Meanwhile, police have detained four BJP supporters for violating the code of conduct. The credibility of several prominent leaders, including Tejashwi Yadav, is also at stake in the first phase.
Lalu attacks the NDA after casting his vote.
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav attacked the NDA government after casting his vote. After casting his vote, he shared a photo on Instagram and wrote, “The roti must be turned from the pan or it will burn. 20 years is enough! Now, a Tejaswi government is essential for a young and new Bihar.”
Maithili Thakur Appeals for Vote
Maithili Thakur, the BJP candidate from the Alinagar Assembly constituency, made a significant statement on the first phase of voting. “I see that many people are coming out of their homes and voting early in the morning. Voting should be convenient, and everyone should have no problems. Voters are giving me their blessings. I already feel a sense of victory from the love of the voters.”
What Tej Pratap Yadav Said
Tej Pratap Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s elder son and founder of the Jan Shakti Dal, said, “Whoever forms the government, we will stand with the one who employs the common man, stops migration, and brings change to Bihar.” Tej Pratap Yadav is contesting from the Mahua Assembly constituency.
The legacy is that of Lohia and Karpoori Thakur. The ideology is of social justice, total change, and total revolution. Like ours. Father used to say that if we get a chance to become the Prime Minister, then why would we leave it? Similarly, if we get a chance to become the Chief Minister, then why would we leave it?.