Overview
- Voting on November 6 will cover 121 constituencies across 18 districts with roughly 3.75 crore electors choosing among 1,314 candidates; phase 2 is set for November 11 and counting for November 14.
- Top leaders saturated the trail, with Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Nitish Kumar, Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav leading rallies that emphasized jobs, women-focused schemes and charged claims over a return to 'jungle raj'.
- The Mokama contest turned volatile after Jan Suraaj supporter Dularchand Yadav was killed, leading to the arrest and 14‑day judicial remand of JD(U) candidate Anant Singh.
- The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision began door to door in 12 states and UTs with officials citing full printing of forms and draft rolls due December 9, as Mamata Banerjee led a Kolkata march warning against exclusion of eligible voters.
- In Odisha’s Nuapada bypoll campaign, Naveen Patnaik accused the BJP of 'stealing votes' and 'stealing a candidate' after Jay Dholakia switched parties to secure a BJP nomination.