In Bihar’s second phase of polling, high turnout of women, youth

The additional appearance of Bihar Assembly polls, captivated on 32 Assembly segments beyond six districts on Friday, witnessed 55 per cent turnout.

Women afresh took the advance by recording 57.5 per cent voting as adjoin men who recorded 52.5 per cent. Kaimur recorded the accomplished polling allotment (57.86), while Aurangabad registered the everyman (52.50 per cent). However, voters had to delay for continued attributable to the apathetic clip of polling.

The Indian Express visited several polling stations in the segments of Ghoshi, Maqdumpur, Jehanabad and Gaya. At a lot of booths, Nitish Kumar’s “good work” was the talking point and a breadth of voters abiding for “Grand Alliance” candidates. A lot of voters, however, were not abiding who will anatomy the next government. “Jo bhi ho afraid Assembly nahi hona chahiye (Whatever happens, there should not be a afraid Assembly)” was a accepted burden at these constituencies.
The Manjhis appeared to accept put their weight abaft above CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, who is battling from the Imamganj and Maqdumpur segments. The Tehta berth saw a top assembly of women from the community.

Pusami Devi, a citizen of Puranbigha, said she had absolved over 2km to the Tehta berth to “express solidarity” with Manjhi.

At Dharnai apple of Jehanabad, Yadavs, Paswans and Manjhis accomplished the polling berth at Jhitkoria apple academy in ample numbers. “Jyada lalten me hi ja raha hai (more amount of votes are traveling in favour of RJD),” claimed a Yadav youth, while his ancient brother alleged it a “one-sided” polling. The Yadavs, however, were agitated at the apathetic clip of polling.
Ner apple in Maqdumpur Assembly articulation has about an even citizenry of Bhumihars and Yadavs. But villagers accept acclimatized with their voting preferences.

“Pata nahi kya hoga. Lekin abhi se matha kharab kyon karen? (we do not apperceive who will win but there is no point demanding our apperception from now),” said a Bhumihar voter.
At Khaneta berth in Belaganj, sitting RJD MLA Surendra Prasad Yadav looks a bright favourite. A shopkeeper said a breadth of OBC baniyas, accepted to be BJP voters, were voting for Yadav as NDA could not acreage a “good”