The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Bihar legislative assembly polls on Monday.

The poll authority has convened a press conference at 4 pm.

Bihar elections will see a direct fight between two principal alliances -- the BJP, JDU-led National Democratic Alliance, which is in power, and the opposition Mahagathbandhan consisting of RJD, Congress and Left parties.

While the Congress-led opposition in Bihar has tried to play up the Bihar special intensive revision issue as the main poll plank, the ruling alliance is working to recall the erstwhile RJD rule in the state as "jungle raaj."

Both sides are wooing women, who form a decisive electoral segment now.

Nearly 69 lakh votes have been deleted from the June electoral rolls of the state after SIR, which saw multiple

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