PATNA: Final showdown set as Bihar goes to polls Tuesday in a climactic second phase that will seal the fate of 1,302 candidates - among them 12 cabinet ministers, state Congress chief Rajesh Ram, a former deputy CM and 30 former ministers. More than 3.7 crore voters are expected at 45,399 stations after a record 65% turnout in the first phase on Nov 6. Chief electoral officer Vinod Singh Gunjiyal said polling will be held across 20 districts, with all preparations complete. EVMs and VVPAT units have gone out to teams deployed in 122 constituencies. Six BJP ministers face key contests - Prem Kumar (Gaya Town), Renu Devi (Bettiah), Nitish Mishra (Jhanjharpur), Vijay Kumar Mandal (Sikti), Krishna Nandan Paswan (Harsiddhi), and Neeraj Kumar Singh Babloo (Chhatapur). Five JD(U) ministers

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