With the Bihar Assembly elections less than a month away, a new survey predicts the likelihood of a close contest between the ruling NDA and the Opposition's Mahagathbandhan alliance. The findings also reveal how unemployment, migration, and welfare delivery are shaping voter sentiment across the state.

According to the State Vibe survey, conducted in September, unemployment and migration top the list of voter concerns, with 38.4% of respondents citing it as their primary issue. Education and health, particularly among women, also emerged as priorities.

Meanwhile, nearly a third of Muslim respondents (33.4%) flagged fears of “vote chori” as a major issue, suggesting that the Opposition, particularly Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's, campaign against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of

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