<p>Over 7.29 crore people of Bihar are expected to cast votes between October 28 and November 7 next to elect 243 members of the state legislative assembly in the first direct polls of the country in the Covid-19 era. The polling will be conducted in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7. The votes will be counted on November 10. </p>.<p>Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will lead the ruling coalition of the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the coming elections in Bihar. A ‘grand alliance’ of the Congress, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the left parties is set to pose a challenge to the ruling coalition.</p>.<p><strong>Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 will be held in three phases. Here's the full schedule: </strong></p>.<div aria-label="" class="flourish-embed flourish-table" data-src="visualisation/4058331" data-url="https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/4058331/embed">1</div>.<div aria-label="" class="flourish-embed flourish-map" data-src="visualisation/3759518" data-url="https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/3759518/embed">1</div>
<p>Over 7.29 crore people of Bihar are expected to cast votes between October 28 and November 7 next to elect 243 members of the state legislative assembly in the first direct polls of the country in the Covid-19 era. The polling will be conducted in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7. The votes will be counted on November 10. </p>.<p>Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will lead the ruling coalition of the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the coming elections in Bihar. A ‘grand alliance’ of the Congress, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the left parties is set to pose a challenge to the ruling coalition.</p>.<p><strong>Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 will be held in three phases. Here's the full schedule: </strong></p>.<div aria-label="" class="flourish-embed flourish-table" data-src="visualisation/4058331" data-url="https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/4058331/embed">1</div>.<div aria-label="" class="flourish-embed flourish-map" data-src="visualisation/3759518" data-url="https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/3759518/embed">1</div>