Bihar’s 1st phase of Assembly polling begins across 121 constituencies in 18 districts, with 1,314 candidates in the fray. Key contenders include Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, and Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary, Vijay Kumar Sinha, and Anant Singh. Voting ends at 6 pm, earlier in sensitive areas. NDA seeks to retain power; Mahagathbandhan eyes a comeback.