India, Oct. 6 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the schedule for the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly elections today at 4 pm.
All 243 assembly constituencies, including two reserved for Scheduled Tribes and 38 for Scheduled Castes, will head to the polls before the current Assembly's term ends on November 22, 2025.
The ruling JD(U)-BJP alliance is preparing for a tough electoral contest against the Mahagathbandhan, a coalition led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress.
The upcoming elections follow a heated political debate over the recently completed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state's voter list.
The ECI undertook the revision to remove duplicate or outdated voter entries.
However, oppo...