Women voters hold the key to government formation in Bihar

Competitive promises made by NDA and MGB are being seriously weighed

By Dr. Gyan Pathak

Even as Bihar is going to poll on Tuesday November 11, 2025 for the second and final phase, political parties and alliances have not yet a clue of the possible outcome. They only guess that the women voters in Bihar hold the key to government formation in the state. In the battle royal, the chief contestant political alliances – NDA and MGB – have made several promises to women, which they have all along comparing and weighing on their content and trustworthiness.

Altogether 122 Legislative Assembly seats in the second phase are going to poll while 121 seats have already polled in the first phase on November 6. Women have been seen playing significant role in the first phase but no political alliance