The Election Commission has announced on Monday, the schedule for the Bihar Assembly elections which will be held in two phases, on November 6 and 11 with the vote counting on November 14.

In the current 243 member assembly, the NDA holds 131 seats, with the BJP holding 80, JD(U) 45, HAM(S) 4 and two independents. The term will end on November 22.

As Bihar gears up for another high-stakes contest, let's take a quick look back at how the past three elections - a decade long saga of shifting alliances, surprise results and political reinventions.

In 2010 Assembly elections, the Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)] had emerged as the dominant force, winning 115 of the 141 seats it contested, securing 22.58 per cent of the vote share. Its ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), won 91 of 102 seats,

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