Polling officials and security personnel deboard a ferry as they leave for election duty on the eve of the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, in Patna, on November 5, 2025.
| Photo Credit: PTI Over 3.75 crore voters in Bihar will cast their ballots in the first phase of the Assembly election on Thursday (November 6, 2025), covering 121 of the State’s 243 constituencies. This phase is particularly significant for the Opposition Mahagatbandhan, which had secured 63 of these seats in the 2020 election. The ruling BJP and Janata Dal (United) together had won 55. The first phase contests are also crucial for the smaller parties in both coalitions. Ten of the 20 seats where the CPI(ML) has fielded a candidate will go to the polls in this phase, of which the party holds six seats. The CPI(ML) had one of the best strike rates in the 2020 election and to maintain their record, they will have to retain these seats.
Published: November 5, 2025 4:20 pm
Source: The Hindu — Read original