The countdown has begun for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections. The curtain has come down on campaigning for 71 Assembly seats of Bihar which will vote on Wednesday (October 28) in the first phase of elections. The fight is between the ruling NDA, which comprises the BJP and JD(U) among others, and Mahagathbandhan that is made up of the RJD, Congress, and Left parties. Caste has always been an inseparable factor in the politics of Bihar. To know more, watch this report.