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Bihar has registered its best-ever voter turnout in the history of the state at 65.08% in the first phase of the 22025 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. The high voting percentage in the Bihar Legislative Assembly election has been a source of confidence for Mahagatbandhan and Prashant Kishore’s Jan Suraaj Party, who are both holding on to the concept that the increased voter count would translate to anti-incumbency. But has that been the case in Bihar’s political history?

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Why does a high voter percentage mean anti-incumbency?

The idea that more people voting in elections means a change in the government has been a long-held political wisdom

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