Overview
- Voting on Tuesday will cover 122 seats across 20 districts, with counting of votes scheduled for November 14.
- Over 3.7 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,302 candidates at 45,399 polling booths, according to official tallies.
- Senior leaders closed out the blitz with statewide rallies as the NDA highlighted development and security while the opposition focused on jobs and social justice.
- Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and the Chief Election Commissioner of ‘stealing votes’, and the RJD flagged an incident of VVPAT slips found near a Samastipur college.
- The Bihar DGP said vigilance will be tighter than in phase one, with 150 additional companies of Central forces and border sealing in sensitive areas.