Bihar is all set for the second and final phase of assembly elections on Tuesday, November 11, with the stakes high for both the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc. The electoral fate of 1,302 candidates, including over half a dozen ministers in the Nitish Kumar-led government, will be decided by 3.7 crore voters across 122 constituencies. Security arrangements have been tightened across Bihar, with more than four lakh personnel deployed to ensure smooth polling. Bomb disposal squads and paramilitary forces are on alert, and senior officials have been instructed to personally oversee arrangements on polling day. The final round of voting spans several northern and eastern districts -- West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Supaul, Araria, and Kishanganj --

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