After months of debate over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission has fired the starting gun. The assembly polls are being held after the festive season, Diwali and Chhath puja. The elections will be held in two phases: November 6 and 11, and the results will be declared on November 14.

This round of assembly polls hold significance as these are billed as the last electoral battle of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has defined Bihar’s politics for two decades.

For years, Nitish has built his reputation on good governance, pitching it as answer to jungle raj of the Lalu Prasad era. But that did not stop him from changing sides when it appealed to him. Now, with the 2025 assembly election schedule announced, the ruling National Dem

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