Polling begins for first phase of Bihar assembly elections

Patna: Voting began for 121 seats in Bihar in the first phase of assembly elections on Thursday morning amid tight security arrangements, an official said.

The polling began at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm.

In the first phase, a total of 3.75 crore voters will decide the electoral fate of 1,314 candidates, including top leaders such as INDIA bloc's chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav and Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary of the BJP.