Overview
- Voting was scheduled after the October 25–28 Chhath festival following appeals from political parties.
- Early CAPF deployment, zero‑tolerance directions to district and police officials, and special focus on flood‑hit and sensitive areas were ordered.
- 100% polling‑station webcasting, color candidate photos on EVMs in larger fonts, official IDs for booth staff, and mandatory phone deposits outside booths were announced to improve transparency.
- Bihar lists 74.3 million registered voters including about 1.4 million first‑time voters across 90,712 polling stations, with the 243‑seat assembly’s term ending November 22 and 2 ST plus 38 SC seats reserved.
- The contest features the ruling NDA led by Nitish Kumar’s JDU with BJP allies facing the Mahagathbandhan of RJD, Congress and Left parties.