The one aspect that will be closely watched as the Bihar Assembly election results come in Friday is the performance of the parties across the five distinct regions of the state – Tirhut, Mithilanchal and Kosi, Saran, Seemanchal and Shahabad.

Seemanchal, with several districts that are Muslim-dominated, is expected to go with the Mahagathbandhan, while Shahabad had in 2020 upset the NDA’s calculations by unexpectedly turning against it.

Tirhut

Comprising Muzaffarpur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Vaishali, East Champaran and West Champaran districts, this region is the largest, comprising 49 Assembly seats. Of these, the two Champaran districts have been traditional NDA strongholds, while Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur see keen contests.

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