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Ph-I campaign closes, it’s now over to voters
Hindustan Times Patna
|November 05, 2025
The campaigning for the first phase of assembly elections for 121 seats in the 243 member assembly in Bihar ended on Tuesday evening, with star campaigners and senior leaders of the NDA, Mahagathbandhan, and other parties in the fray making their last-ditch effort on Tuesday to woo the voters.
The first phase of assembly elections are spread over 18 out of 38 districts and it will decide the fate of 1,314 candidates on November 6.
The polls will see a heated contest between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) - which comprises the ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (United), Lok
Janshakti Party (LJP), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) - and the Mahagathbandhan alliance, which includes the Con-
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