Dont Allow Poll Atmophere To Be Vitiated, Parties Tell ECI In Bihar

The parties were unanimous in suggesting that the elections be conducted in one or two phases, but not stretched beyond that.

xNew Delhi: Check hate speech and hate content, hold elections in a single phase and reduce the number of voters per booth – these were some of the suggestions given by the leaders of political parties in Bihar to the Election Commission team led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday. The EC team is in Patna to review poll preparedness in the state ahead of Bihar Assembly polls that are expected to be announced early next week.

The Election Commission team interacted with the representatives of 12 recognised national and state political parties—namely the AAP, the BSP, the BJP, the CPI(M), the Indian National Congress, the National People