Overview

• Bihar will vote in two phases on November 6 and 11 for 243 seats, with counting scheduled for November 14, according to the Election Commission.
• Jammu and Kashmir bypolls in Budgam and Nagrota are set for November 11 with counting on November 14, following Omar Abdullah vacating Budgam and the October 2024 death of BJP MLA Devendra Singh Rana.
• Hours before the schedule was announced, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated Patna Metro’s first corridor, while highlighting large transfers and benefits including ₹10,000 each to 1.21 crore women, free 125 electricity units, pension hikes, and unemployment support.
• Zee News reports the RSS has activated a Bihar push dubbed ‘Mission Trishul,’ with BJP insiders citing more than 20,000 volunteers focusing on voter identification, booth-level work, and turnout operations.
• AIMIM under Asaduddin Owaisi is campaigning in Seemanchal and Mithilanchal to court Muslim voters, as parties sharpen law-and-order messaging citing NCRB 2023 data that place Bihar high on several crime metrics.