The Mahagathbandhan or the grand alliance of the opposition parties in Bihar has announced RJD leader and former Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav as its Chief Ministerial face, while Mukesh Sahani is the Deputy CM face for the polls that will begin on November 6. This has come as a snub to the criticism over discrepancies in the alliance’s seat-sharing drama, where parties from the same camp have been seen fighting each other in a handful of seats. In contrast, the NDA has still not announced any leader — and Nitish Kumar’s hopes of another term are now hanging in the balance. So what is happening in Bihar ahead of the elections, and what is Nitish’s future?

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