After all political parties urged the Election Commission to not stretch out voting in Bihar, it is set to wrap up polling for the coming Assembly elections in two phases, down from three in 2020, five in 2015 and six in 2010. An analysis shows that in 2020, the Mahagathbandhan did better in the 121 seats that will vote on November 6, and the NDA in the 122 constituencies that go for polling on November 11.

While the NDA in the 2020 Assembly polls bagged 59 seats in voting in the first phase this time, trailing the Mahagathbandhan at 61, in the second-phase seats, the NDA had 66 and was well ahead of the Opposition alliance at 49.

However, the strike rate of the four main parties in the two Bihar fronts across the two phases remained almost the same.

The results for the 243-member Assem

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