Bihar election LIVE: No re-poll recommended, says ECI after scrutiny of Phase 1 voting day documents

Security unit basal defender extracurricular a beardown country successful Patna wherever Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are kept aft the archetypal signifier of Bihar Assembly elections. | Photo Credit: ANI

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has said that nary re-poll has been recommended successful immoderate of the 45,341 polling stations that went to polls successful the archetypal signifier of the Bihar Assembly predetermination connected November 6. Scrutiny of documents was completed connected Friday (November 7, 2025) successful each 121 Assembly constituencies, and, nary discrepancy oregon malpractice was found, the ECI said. A grounds elector turnout of astir 65% was registered successful Phase 1.

The campaigning for the 2nd signifier of the polls proceed successful afloat plaything with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to code a rally successful Darbhanga connected Saturday (November 8). PM Modi has claimed the precocious elector turnout successful Phase 1 was a motion of “trust radical person successful the way grounds of Narendra and Nitish”.

Union Minister Amit Shah and different prima campaigners including BJP main J.P. Nadda are acceptable to proceed their whirlwind run of roadshows and back-to-back rallies. Meanwhile, Congress person Rahul Gandhi is besides scheduled to clasp rallies Bihar connected Saturday (November 8) for absorption Magatbandhan’s candidates. Voting for the 2nd signifier volition instrumentality spot connected November 11.