Amit Shah NDTV Interview | "Country Not A 'Dharamshala'": Amit Shah On Voter List Revision The political battle is heating up in Bihar as the assembly elections are a few days away. Elections to the 243-member assembly will be held in two phases- November 6 and November 11. The counting of votes will be done on November 14. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who took part in NDTV's Bihar Powerplay Conclave in Patna on Saturday, was asked about whether the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would ever contest elections solo in Bihar.