Patna, Nov 7 (IANS) JD(U) national working president and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Kumar Jha on Friday said the record voter turnout in Phase-1 of polling for the Bihar Assembly elections reflected clear public support for the NDA.

He said women voters had turned out in large numbers this time and described it as proof of their trust in the policies of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

The first phase of the Bihar Assembly saw record voter turnout of 64.66 per cent, the highest in the electoral history of the state.

"The turnout recorded on Thursday in the first phase of polling is because of a tremendous wave in favour of the NDA. Women are coming out in large numbers - this is a result of Nitish Kumar's work in governance, education, health and women’s empowerment," he said.

Jha said re

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