"This country has long celebrated elections like a festival. Regardless of the specific election, it infuses a surge of new energy into the citizenry-whether they are active voters or merely spectators as well as into the candidates contesting the polls and those campaigning on their behalf. Every effort is poured into this entire process. For those with a direct stake in the results outcome, the ideals of democracy take centre-stage; conversely, for those with no such stake, a different set of sentiments comes to the fore.

This book is divided into eight chapters. In addition to the core essays, it encompasses a wide spectrum of topics: the resurgence of key issues, shifting political equations, Bihar's prominent regional parties (distinct from the national parties, given that the strategies of the latter are largely formulated at the Delhi level and have been already extensively debated in the media), election manifestos, the impact of social media and the history of Bihar-including the dynamics of coalition politics both before and after independence-along with a vast repository of statistical data.

However, it seems that this book could serve as a valuable reference in the future."