Overview

• Voting in Bihar will be held on November 6 and 11 with results on November 14, the Election Commission announced.
• Prashant Kishor says he will contest and plans to field Jan Suraaj candidates in all 243 seats, declaring he will be "first or last" and vowing to quit politics if JD(U) tops 25 seats.
• Multiple opinion polls forecast Jan Suraaj at roughly 7–11% vote share and 2–6 seats, while a C-Voter reading places Kishor second in CM preference behind Tejashwi Yadav.
• Reports highlight frictions in Jan Suraaj’s candidate exercise, including alleged bulk-filling of suggestion forms and worker scuffles in places like Aurai and Darbhanga, based on viral videos cited by OpIndia.
• Commentary in The Asian Age argues the NDA enters the race with an edge due to a Rs 62,000-crore welfare pitch and stronger delivery machinery.