The Assembly election in Bihar — being held in two phases, November 6 and 11, with results to be declared on November 14 — is a high-stakes battle for all players.
An in-depth look at the state of play in the State shows that each big party is grappling with its own issues, both internally and externally. The caste arithmetic has remained more or less static in the State over the past two decades, ever since the ascendancy of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
