Overview
- Polling runs from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 45,399 stations across 20 districts, with all booths under webcast coverage, according to the state election office.
- Around 4 lakh security personnel, including 1,625 CAPF companies, are deployed with border checkpoints tightened and a high alert in place after the Delhi blast.
- Twelve sitting ministers, former deputy chief minister Tarkishore Prasad and several party chiefs are in the fray, with contests in Seemanchal drawing special focus.
- Smaller regional parties such as AIMIM, HAM, VIP and RLM could shape outcomes in select seats, particularly in regions with close multi-cornered races.
- Phase 1 on November 6 saw Bihar’s highest-ever turnout at about 64.66%–65.08%, driven by strong female participation; counting of votes is scheduled for November 14, as rival blocs trade claims and the RJD alleges procedural bias that the NDA rejects.