Overview

• The Election Commission set two-phase polling for November 6 and 11 with counting on November 14.
• Union minister Giriraj Singh confirmed Nitish Kumar as the NDA’s chief ministerial face and said a seat‑sharing formula will be announced soon.
• HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi demanded at least 15 seats, warning his party will skip contesting if not respected but will continue to back the NDA, citing the need for recognition status.
• LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan is pressing for roughly 35–45 seats, has called an emergency party meeting, and has installed Arun Bharti as election in‑charge with Raju Tiwari as co‑in‑charge.
• Reports suggest BJP and JD(U) may contest about 101–102 seats each to accommodate allies, while Congress has cleared 25 candidate names pending coordination with INDIA partners.