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Bihar Election Dates Set for Nov 6 and 11 as Three‑Cornered Race Takes Shape

The Supreme Court is taking up challenges to the revised voter list that cut the rolls to about 7.43 crore.

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AAP in-charge of Bihar Ajesh Yadav (centre) along with state AAP president Rakesh Yadav (right), releases the party's first list of candidates for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections.
The NDA is looking to repeat its performance from the 2024 Lok Sabha elections when it won 174 of the 243 assembly constituencies, resulting in it winning 30 of the 40 parliamentary constituencies in the state (HT Photo)
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Overview

  • Election Commission scheduled voting in two phases across 243 seats on November 6 (121 constituencies) and November 11 (122), with counting on November 14.
  • The top court is hearing final arguments on Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision after large deletions from the rolls, which the EC defends and opposition parties contest.
  • Prashant Kishor confirmed he will run and said Jan Suraaj will release its candidate list on October 9, framing his party as an alternative to both NDA and the INDIA bloc.
  • AAP announced a solo fight across all 243 seats and issued an initial list of candidates, citing its Delhi and Punjab governance record.
  • NDA leaders voiced confidence in retaining power as seat‑sharing talks continue within alliances under the Model Code of Conduct.