<h1>Bihar polls high turnout framed as a pro-incumbency endorsement of incumbent leadership and governance agenda.</h1> Dharmendra Pradhan characterises high voter turnout in Bihar's first-phase assembly polls as a pro-incumbency vote, attributing strong participation and female turnout to public trust in incumbent leadership and the NDA's governance narrative, while rejecting opposition allegations of 'vote theft' as politically motivated and downplaying reported isolated incidents of violence.