The first phase of elections to the Bihar state assembly is over. It passed uneventfully enough despite all the public display of anguish about the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. The revision resulted in the elimination of about 65 lakh voters, which has led to massive grumbling about nobbling the opposition parties. They claimed to be disproportionately affected by the exercise. Perhaps the outcome will provide a clue on that matter but we wi