The third and final phase of polling for 78 Bihar assembly seats begins today. This will decide the fate of 1204 candidates especially 12 ministers from Nitish Kumar govt. The last two phases of voting saw 55.69 per cent and 53.51 per cent polling. The state assembly has 243 seats and results will be declared on November 10. PM Narendra Modi in a tweet appealed, “I request all voters to participate in this festival of democracy in large numbers and set a new voting record. However, it is necessary to wear masks and maintain social distancing.”