India, Oct. 16 -- Nominations will close for both phases of the elections in Bihar in four days from now (this column is being written on Thursday morning). Through this week, it is the tussle within and between parties in the two major alliances that has dominated the news cycle from the poll-bound state.

In the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the friction primarily seems to be an account of discomfort within the Janata Dal (United) and two smaller allies Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Manch (RLM) because of the small ally Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) being offered 29 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was the first to announce candidates for all101 assembly constituencies (ACs) in its quota and looks the mo...