NEW DELHI: The stage is set for Bihar’s two-phase assembly elections, with the final list of candidates now in place after the last day for withdrawal of nominations ended on Thursday. Voting in the second and last phase will take place on November 11 across 122 constituencies in 20 districts, while the first phase is scheduled for November 6. Counting of votes will be held on November 14. On the final day of withdrawal, the Mahagathbandhan declared RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate, in what is being seen as a late bid to resolve internal disputes and project unity ahead of the polls. As the 243-member assembly heads for one of its most closely watched elections, here are five key numbers that define the contest — from alliance equations, caste compos

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