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Bihar Sets Two-Phase Assembly Polls for Nov 6 and 11 as Seat Deals and Court Test Loom

A compressed campaign begins with a newly revised 7.43 crore electorate under Supreme Court review of the roll cleanup.

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The SC has asked the EC to furnish details of excluded voters during the SIR exercise in Bihar by October 9.
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Overview

  • Voting will be held in 121 constituencies on November 6 and 122 on November 11, with counting on November 14, the Election Commission announced.
  • The Supreme Court is hearing petitions on the Special Intensive Revision that cut roughly 68 lakh names, with the final roll at about 7.42–7.43 crore and around 14 lakh first-time voters.
  • Seat-sharing talks intensified in the NDA, with reports indicating the BJP and JD(U) preparing near-equal slates as smaller allies LJP(RV), HAM and RLSP press for larger shares and preferred constituencies.
  • Parties in the INDIA bloc are negotiating their own formula, with the RJD and Congress holding strategy meetings and allied groups such as the Left and JMM engaged in discussions ahead of first candidate lists.
  • Prashant Kishor confirmed he will contest as Jan Suraaj readies its first list for October 9, and some media reports suggest the LJP(RV) is exploring options beyond the NDA if its seat demands are not met, a scenario not confirmed by the parties.