Bihar Assembly Election

    Election Commission declared dates for Bihar Assembly, Election will be held in the state in six phases’ which are spread almost for the period of one month, Bihar assembly has total 243 seats and the dates for all the six phases’ are-

• 1st phase ( 47 assembly seats) – 21st October,2010
• 2nd phase (45 assembly seats) – 24th October,2010
• 3rd phase (48 assembly seats) – 28th October, 2010
• 4rth phase (42 assembly seats) – 1st November,2010
• 5th phase ( 35 assembly seats) - 9th November,2010
• 6th phase( 26 assembly seats) - 20th November, 2010

over 5,50,88,402 electors were eligible to exercise their franchise through 56,943 polling stations. The model code of conduct comes into effect immediately and would apply to all candidates, political parties, the Union and the State governments. The notification for the first phase would be issued on September 27 and that for the sixth phase on October 27. The election process would end by November 26 and the term of the present Assembly would expire on November 27. Thirty-eight Bihar assembly seats were reserved for the Scheduled Castes and two for the Scheduled Tribes. Over 89 per cent of the Bihar voters were covered in the photo electoral rolls and 82.65 per cent issued Electoral Photo Identity Cards.
   Right now state is rule by the Janta Dal (U) and Bhartiya Janta Party alliance. Bihar state has five political parties and two alliances and one alliance or party will form next government in Bihar State and they are –

• Janta Dal (U)
• Bhartiya Janta Party
• Rashtriya Janta Dal
• Lokjanshakti Party
• Indian National Congress

and Janta Dal (U) & Bhartiya Janta Party and Rashtriya Janta Dal & Lokjanshakti party will go into election as alliance partner. As per reports this time election is going to give slightly upper hand to Natish Kumar chief minister of state for other parties because his foray of development in the state has mesmerise the public(voter) of the state and during his term in the office lot of development took place plus improvement at administrative level satisfy the general public , like –

• Law and order situation improve significantly
• Lot of work done for the development of rural areas of state, condition of roads are now much better
• Electricity supply in the state improved
• Economical growth in the state has shown positive results

General public if it get good infrastructure and basic facilities with ease like electricity, roads and law and order during any rule then party is bound to get next term in office also, opposition parties of the state will try to woo the voters with populist announcements but it wont help them to turn the table and get magic figure to form the government, no doubt it will be interesting to note what is the final tally?