Polling begins in Bihar as India steps on final phase of 2014 polls

Bihar, May 12 (ANI): Polling in Bihar's 6 constituencies began on Monday in the ninth and final phase of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. In the fray are 90 candidates, including filmmaker Prakash Jha and former union Minister Raghubansh Prasad Singh whose fates would be decided by more than 90 lakh voters. While Jha is trying his luck on a JD (U) ticket from Paschim Champaran, more popularly remembered as Bettiah, Raghubansh Prasad Singh, who won praise for piloting MGNREGA, will do so from his traditional Vaishali seat on RJD ticket. Singh is opposed by Rama Singh of LJP and Vijay Kumar Sahni of JD (U). Election Commission has reduced poll timings by two hours in five assembly seats on the day over perceived Maoist threat.