Bihar Elections, Nov. 5 -- Bihar will vote in two phases to elect a new 243-member state assembly. The first phase for 121 seats is scheduled for 6 November. The second phase for 122 seats is on 11 November. The results will be announced on 14 November.

The incumbent National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is being challenged by the Mahagathbandhan, or the Grand Alliance, comprising the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Congress, and other parties.

Overall, 2,600 candidates are contesting for 243 seats. Of these 1,081(42 per cent) are crorepatis. In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Elections, out of 3722 candidates, 1231(33 per cent) were crorepatis.

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