Bihar records 64.46 per cent voter turnout in Phase 1, Prashant Kishor exclusive

The big talking point of this episode of News Today is the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, which concluded on Thursday. In the first phase, Bihar recorded the highest-ever voter turnout of nearly 65 per cent, provisionally, at the close of polling in 121 seats.

Also on the show, watch Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor's exclusive interview where he criticised the Bihar government's ₹10,000 payment to women voters and termed it as "state bribery" ahead of the elections. The programme also decode the record voter turnout in Bihar with pollsters, examining its implications for anti-incumbency or the status quo, with a focus on women and youth votes.