A record voting of 65% took place in the first phase of Bihar elections 2025. The participation of women was highest. While NDA is expressing confidence in ‘good governance’, RJD-Congress are claiming a wave of employment. Now everyone’s eyes are on the results of November 14.
Bihar Election 2025: This time something different has happened in Bihar – this time the people have expressed their views not silently but through vigorous voting. This time the first phase of voting in the state created history. About 65% voters voted on 121 seats in the state, which is considered to be the highest turnout so far. According to the Election Commission, this voting was like a celebration and women showed the most enthusiasm in it. Chief Electoral Officer Vinod Singh Gunjiyal said, “Women reached the polling stations in large numbers, their enthusiasm was visible.” This voting is not just a figure, but also a political signal, which can decide the direction of the upcoming results.
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Is 65% voting a sign of a storm of change?
- For the first time in history, such high turnout has created a stir in the politics of Bihar.
- Two-thirds of the 3.75 crore voters cast their votes.
- Now the question arises whether this is the return of ‘good governance’ or do the people want change in search of ’employment’?
- BJP, RJD, Congress and Jan Suraj – all the parties are calling this a sign of their victory.
- Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary claims, “NDA is going to win more than 100 seats in this phase.”
- Whereas Prashant Kishore said, “The highest voting is proof that the public wants change.”
- Congress’s Pawan Kheda also said, “This voting shows that the public is going to give us a clear majority.”
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Good governance vs employment: The new battlefield of Bihar politics!
- While the NDA is expressing confidence in the good governance and development work of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the RJD-Congress alliance is in the fray on the promise of providing employment to every household.
- This time, a new challenge like Jan Suraj is facing the NDA which has been in power for the last 20 years.
- Prashant Kishor’s party is playing the role of third front in many areas of Bihar.
Did women’s voting go in favor of NDA?
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the bumper participation of women voters as a good sign for NDA.
- He said, “Mothers and sisters have been the worst victims of ‘Jungle Raj’. Today they have built ‘forts of security’ around the polling stations.”
- The opposition says that women are now voting against “inflation and unemployment”.
- This time women voting was above 60%, which is a new record in Bihar.
Jan Suraj’s ‘Silent Factor’: What will change the results?
- Political strategist turned leader Prashant Kishor’s party Jan Suraj is making an unexpected impact on many seats in this election.
- Kishore claims that “there will be a new government in Bihar on November 14.”
- If Jan Suraj’s vote share is higher than expected, it could completely change the traditional NDA vs RJD contest.
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Will controversy and violence change the effect of voting?
- Although the elections were mostly peaceful, there were reports of violence and attacks on vehicles from some places.
- Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha’s vehicle was also allegedly attacked.
- At the same time, RJD accused the Election Commission of deliberately slowing down the voting in areas where the INDIA alliance is strong.
- The EC immediately rejected these allegations.
Which districts were at the forefront?
- Muzaffarpur: 70.96%
- Samastipur: 70.63%
- Vaishali: 67.37%
- Madhepura: 67.21%
- Saharsa: 66.84%
- Khagaria: 66.36%
- Lakhisarai: 65.05%
- Patna: 57.93%
Voting percentage made history
- In 1951-52, Bihar had the lowest voting percentage of 42.6%.
- In 2000 it increased to 62.57%.
- But in 2025, 65% voting broke all records.
- This is a big jump compared to the previous elections 2020 (57.29%) and 2015 (56.91%).
- That means the 2025 election has become the most historic in terms of voting.
When will the next phase happen?
- Now the eyes are on November 11, when the second and final phase of voting will take place.
- The counting will take place on November 14, and on the same day it will be known whether Bihar will reiterate its faith in good governance or choose change.
- The record 65% voting in the first phase of Bihar elections 2025 has given a new turn to the politics of the state.
- The increased participation of women, the new factor of Jan Suraj and the issue of employment versus good governance together are making this election very interesting.
- Now all eyes are on the results of November 14 – will NDA repeat its traditional victory or will a new wave of Tejashwi rise?