Bihar Election 2025: The first phase of Bihar Assembly elections saw an unprecedented 64.46% voter turnout across 121 seats. If the second phase matches this momentum, it could completely upend the state’s political landscape.

The previous first-phase turnout in 2020 was only 55.68%. That election spanned three phases and covered just 71 seats in the first phase.

Since India’s independence, Bihar has witnessed 17 assembly elections. Historical patterns suggest that whenever voter participation rises or falls by more than five percent, the state experiences shifts in power.

Experts say that this time, the impact could change the state’s politics even without a complete change in government.

A Glimpse At Bihar’s Electoral History

1952: First assembly election, 39.5% turnout. The Congre

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