New Delhi: What was initially seen as the toughest electoral battle for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar in recent times has taken an unexpected turn. In the early stages of poll preparations, it was the Grand Alliance—led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress—that appeared far more organised. Their seat-sharing talks had begun well before the NDA’s internal consultations, and reports through September had suggested that the Mahagathbandhan (the Grand Alliance) would be the first to finalise and announce its list of candidates.

The coordination visible during the “Vote Adhikar Yatra,” where leaders of both RJD and Congress shared stage after stage and attacked the BJP-led NDA with a unified pitch, had given the impression that the Opposition had rediscovered its rh

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