New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Bihar has recorded an overall voter turnout of 67.13 per cent, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said. This bumper voter turnout is a record in Bihar's electoral history since 1951, the poll panel said

The overall turnout has increased by more than 9 percentage points compared to the 2020 Assembly elections. In 2020, Bihar recorded 57.29 per cent turnout in assembly elections.

The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) sought re-election, banking on the two-decade-long rule of Nitish Kumar in the state and the 11-year rule of the PM Modi government at the Centre. The Mahagathbandhan sought votes on the basis of anti-incumbency, misgovernance, and job promises.

As many as eleven Exit Poll results released o...