NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday gave a go-ahead for the mega Bihar battle by announcing the assembly election dates, which will take place in two phases - first on November 6 and second on November 11. The fate sealed on these two days will be disclosed on November 14, when Bihar will begin its new assembly term. Though the Election Commission has waved the green flag, a quiet but frantic churn runs through Bihar’s political corridors as parties and alliances scramble to crack the winning arithmetic. Be it the mammoth NDA, the challenger Mahagathbadhan or the claiming to be a disruptor Jan Suraj -- none of the camps have declared candidates for the 243-member Bihar assembly. Even as parties prepare to unveil their candidates, their tight-lipped approach

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