Patna (Bihar), Sept. 25 -- : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) were prepared for Assembly polls right down to the booth level, said BJP leader Mangal Pandey on Friday hours after the Election Commission announced polls dates in Bihar.

"The elections were of course awaited. The polling dates have been declared by the Election Commission today and we are ready for the three-phased elections. The BJP and the NDA have prepared their workers right down to the booth level," he told ANI.

Taking a dig at the Grand Alliance he said, "The grand alliance is like a boat which people are leaving."

The Bihar Assembly elections will be held in three phases with polling to take place on October 28, and November...