The first phase of the elections is likely to be held soon after the Chhath festival in late October. The term of the 243-member Bihar Assembly ends on Nov. 22. (Photo Source: Bloomberg) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to publish the final electoral roll of Bihar on Tuesday with a follow-up with the announcement of the poll schedule of the key state next week. The poll authority will be visiting Patna on Oct. 4 and 5 to take stock of the poll preparedness. The schedule for the assembly elections is likely to be announced next week, sources said.

Four hundred seventy observers are being deployed by the ECI for Bihar and some assembly bypolls. A briefing of general, police and expenditure observers is also set to

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