As voting is underway for the first phase of assembly polls in Bihar, locals of the Danapur Diara in the Patna district used boats to reach the polling stations and cast their votes for the first phase of the Bihar elections.

Danapur Diara is a flood-prone riverine area in the vicinity of Danapur town, located in the Patna district.

Speaking to ANI, a local of Danapur Diara demanded the construction of a bridge in the area. She said, “We are waiting for a boat. There is no bridge, hence we are waiting for the boat. We have to go to Diara to cast our votes… We would have used the bridge had it been constructed. The leaders should get a bridge constructed.”

Another local conveyed, “We are waiting here to cast votes, but we are not able to cross the water because there is no bridge. We are

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