Bihar votes in last phase of Assembly polls today

1,302 CANDIDATES IN FRAY IN 122 SEATS

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

ELECTORAL FORTUNES OF 1,302 candidates, including over half a dozen ministers in the Nitish Kumar government, will be sealed on Tuesday with 37 million voters eligible to exercise their franchise across 122 Assembly segments in the second and final phase of the high-stakes Bihar polls.

For the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc, the final round of polling is being seen as a crucial test to retain the support of various groups with complex caste and community dynamics.