Lokniti team carried out a detailed analysis of possible voting patterns in Bihar through a series of theme based articles published in "The Indian Express" in the month of September/ October 2015.

Following articles were published:

• Upper caste consolidation, fragmented OBCs and a tough choice: Sanjay Kumar and Suhas Palshikar, September 16, 2015
  http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/decoding-the-data-upper-caste-consolidation-fragmented-obcs-and-a-tough-choice/
• BJP consistent, Congress erratic among upper castes: Nitin Mehta and Pranav Gupta, September 18, 2015
  http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bihar-polls-bjp-consistent-congress-erratic-among-upper-castes/
• Nitish ahead among Mahadalits but BJP closes the gap: Shreyas Sardesai, September 22, 2015
  http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/decoding-the-data-nitish-ahead-among-mahadalits-but-bjp-closes-the-gap/
• The young voters, too few and too divided to swing poll on their own: Sanjay Kumar and Pranav Gupta, September 25, 2015
  http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/decoding-the-data-the-young-voters-too-few-and-too-divided-to-swing-poll-on-their-own/
• Bihar's Muslim vote, oscillating between diversity and uniformity: Hilal Ahmed, September 29, 2015
  http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/decoding-the-data-bihars-muslim-vote-oscillating-between-diversity-and-uniformity/
• A PM with nationwide appeal vs one of the most popular CMs: Sanjeer Alam, September 30, 2015
  http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/decoding-the-data-a-pm-with-nationwide-appeal-vs-one-of-the-most-popular-cms/
• The EBC vote, last swung by BJP, now unpredictable as ever: Sanjay Kumar and Vibha Attri, October 6, 2015
  http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/decoding-the-data-the-ebc-vote-last-swung-by-bjp-now-unpredictable-as-ever/