NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Monday announced two-phase assembly polls in Bihar on Nov 6 and 11, setting the stage for what is likely to be largely a straight contest between traditional foes - the Nitish Kumar-led BJP-JD(U) governing coalition and the Tejashwi Yadav-led 'Mahagathbandhan' of RJD , Congress and CPI(ML). Counting for all 243 seats will be held on November 14. The feisty Prashant Kishor-promoted Jan Suraaj threatens to disrupt the bipolar matchup, to be held after a contentious special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted amid allegations of "vote theft", just as estranged NDA ally Chirag Paswan and his Lok Janshakti Party did five years ago.

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