Overview

• Voting will be held on November 6 (121 constituencies) and November 11 (122 constituencies) with counting on November 14, the Election Commission announced.
• Final electoral rolls list about 7.42–7.43 crore electors, including roughly 14 lakh first-time voters, after 68 lakh deletions cited by the Chief Election Commissioner.
• The Supreme Court resumed hearings on challenges to the Special Intensive Revision and questioned the Election Commission about individual details on additions to the rolls.
• Seat-sharing negotiations accelerated across alliances: reports indicate the BJP and JD(U) are working toward near-parity in seats, while LJP(RV), HAM and RLSP press for larger shares; the RJD has opened talks with Congress and Left parties over allocations.
• New entrants and smaller parties moved to firm up plans, with Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj set to release its first candidate list on October 9 and AAP announcing an initial slate, as the state prepares 90,712 fully webcast polling stations.