O ver 3.75 crore voters in Bihar will cast their ballots in the first phase of the Assembly elections on Thursday (November 6, 2025), covering 121 of the State’s 243 constituencies. This phase is particularly significant for the Mahagatbandhan, which had secured 63 of these seats in the 2020 elections. The BJP and Janata Dal (United) together had won 55.

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The first phase is crucial for the smaller parties in both coalitions. Ten of the 20 seats CPI(ML) is contesting fall under this phase, out of which they hold six seats. This phase will also decide whether Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP) is able to pull its weight in six of the 15 seats they are contesting. The Mahagatbandhan has named VIP president Mukesh Sahani as its deputy

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