As Bihar readies itself for polls – on November 6 and 11– take a look at the Assembly sessions held between Nov 2020 and July 2025, the period of the 17th Assembly term. Between these years, data sourced by PRS Legislative Research shows that the Assembly met for a total of 146 days, the lowest of all its five-year terms.

The Election Commission (EC) announced the much-awaited schedule on Oct 6, continuing its recent practice of shorter polling durations. The Assembly election next month will be the shortest in 20 years for the state.

It met for an average of 29 days a year, and on the days the House met, it functioned for an average of three hours. In 2024, Assemblies across all states had met for an average of five hours on sitting days.

In the above chart, FS refers to First Session,

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