Campaigning ends for 1st phase of Bihar election, voting tomorrow

As campaigning for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections concluded on Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asserted that there is a strong wave in favour of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

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Contrary to recent findings of a tight contest between the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Mahagathbandhan (RJD-Congress-Left), the Polstrat Opinion poll has forecasted a clear and comfortable victory for the ruling coalition in the high-stakes battle for Bihar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity is expected to have a significant bearing on the outcome of the Bihar Assembly elections, as 63 per cent of respondents indicated their willingness to vote on his face value, said IANS-Matrize Opinion Poll on Tuesday.

The IANS-Matrize Opinion Poll, conducted between October 10 and November 3 with a sample size of 73,287, showed that 63 per cent of voters see PM Modi's popularity as a very big influencing factor ahead of the voting on November 6 and 11.

In a rousing virtual address ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected with grassroots BJP workers, particularly women Panna Pramukhs, through a telephonic conference on Tuesday and urged for a record voter turnout.