Overview
- Phase 1 recorded 65.08% turnout, the highest in the state's history, according to the Election Commission.
- Campaigning ended on November 9 ahead of voting in the remaining 122 constituencies on November 11, with counting on November 14.
- Rahul Gandhi accused Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and the Chief Election Commissioner of stealing votes and urged Gen Z voters to stay vigilant, as Congress leaders also questioned the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- RJD highlighted VVPAT slips found in Samastipur’s Sarairanjan and alleged a brief strong-room CCTV outage, while BJP allies and ministers rejected the charges as baseless.
- NDA leaders, including Modi, Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath and Rajnath Singh, predicted forming the government—with Shah claiming 160-plus seats—while Tejashwi Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav said voters have chosen change and will do so again in Phase 2.