The highest-ever voting percentage in Bihar since the first general elections in 1951 has energised all political camps. While most exit polls have projected a clear win for the Bharatiya Janata Party–Janata Dal (United)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandhan (Grand alliance) maintains that this vote is for change. The ruling camp is visibly buoyant, while the Opposition insists that exit polls often go wrong, as they did in Haryana and Madhya Pradesh.

The Bihar elections concluded with a historic voter turnout of 66.91 per cent. Turnout among male voters stood at 62.8 per cent, while female participation reached an unprecedented 71.6 per cent. This indicates increased voter awareness following the controversial SIR exercise and the

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