Bihar elections: Car vandalised as clash breaks out between Jan Suraaj supporters, BJP workers in Barbigha

Amid second phase of elections in Bihar, a violent clash breaks out between Jan Suraaj supporters and BJP workers in the Barbigha area of Warisaliganj constituency. Visuals showed a vandalised car at the spot. The development comes at a time when polling is underway for 122 constituencies in Bihar in the second and final phase of the high-stakes assembly polls on Tuesday amid tight security.

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PM Modi, CM Nitish Kumar urge electors to exercise franchise

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urged electors to exercise their franchise in the final phase of polling and set a new voting record.

"Today marks the second and final phase of voting in the Bihar assembly elections. I urge all voters to participate enthusiastically and set a new voting record. I especially urge my young friends from the state, who are voting for the first time, to not only cast their votes themselves but also inspire others to do so," PM Modi said on X.

Kumar said voting is "not only our right, but also a responsibility". "I appeal to voters to exercise their right to vote in the second phase of the Bihar assembly elections," he posted on the social media platform.

Key districts where polling underway in 2nd phase

The districts where voting is going on include West and East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Supaul, Araria and Kishanganj, all sharing borders with Nepal. Most of these districts fall in the Seemanchal region, which has a high concentration of Muslim population, making it a high-stakes battle for both the INDIA bloc, which banks on the support of the minority community, as well as the ruling NDA, which alleges that the opposition is “protecting infiltrators”.

For the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc, the final round of polling is being seen as a crucial test to retain the support of various groups with complex caste and community dynamics.

In this phase, 3.7 crore voters will decide the electoral fate of 1,302 candidates, including several ministers in the Nitish Kumar government. Bihar recorded the "highest ever" voter turnout of over 65 per cent in the polling across 121 constituencies in the first phase of the assembly elections on November 6.