SINCE ANNOUNCING the schedule for the Bihar Assembly elections on October 6, the Election Commission has issued over a dozen press releases, with at least one being issued each weekday. The press notes cover the routine measures taken by the commission during an election — from the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct to the randomisation of EVMs. This is a break from the usual practice, where the poll panel would issue a detailed release on the announcement of the polls and then only give updates on significant developments such as seizure of cash, liquor and drugs during the MCC period. It is learnt that the EC decided to boost communication during the Bihar elections, which are the first ones in Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s tenure, in order to spread awareness of a

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