The fate of several ministers, as well as RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and his estranged brother Tej Pratap, will be sealed as Bihar votes in the first phase of elections today, in which the NDA is facing off against a resurgent Mahagathbandhan. Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party has been billed as the 'X' factor, adding a bit of intrigue to the high-stakes contest.
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In the first phase, polling is underway in 121 assembly constituencies spread across 18 districts – many of them lying south of the Ganga.
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