Patna: With the Bihar assembly elections approaching, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar started its two -day visit to the state on Saturday to review the poll preparations. He was accompanied by Election Commissioner Dr. Sukhbir Singh and Dr. Vivek Joshi is also.
The CEC reached Patna on Friday night and is holding a series of high-level meetings.
On Saturday, he will meet representatives of all recognized national and state political parties at the first Hotel Taj, Patna.
BJP, JD (U), RJD, Congress, LJP-RLM, CPI (ML), CPM, CPI, VIPs and others are expected to meet the poll panel with maximum three representatives of each party.
The Commission will seek response on issues such as voter list discrepancies, model code of conduct enforcement, polling station facility and EVM security.
Later during the day, Kumar will hold talks with divisional commissioners, district election officials and senior police officers through video conferencing.
Naxal-affected districts like Gaya, Aurangabad, Nawada, Munger, Rohta, and Kamur will be focused on special focus, where security arrangements are a challenge.
The Election Commission is emphasizing better facilities for women and disabled voters and directed police officers to submit detailed security schemes.
On Sunday, the CEC and their team will meet the nodal officers of the enforcement agencies including the Income Tax Department, Enforcement Directorate, NCB, Excise and Customs to curb the use of money, alcohol, drugs, and other apostles in the poll.
The team will also meet Bihar’s Chief Electoral Officer, CAPF representatives, Chief Secretary, and DGP, which will be to review logistics, laws and order, deployment of polling personnel and counting of counting center.
A press conference is scheduled for Sunday evening, where the Commission may announce the election dates or indicate a timeline.
Political observers hope that elections will be held in several stages between October and November 2025, similar to the final assembly elections.
Meanwhile, with the final voter list published on 30 September after two months of intensive amendment, Bihar is now waiting for the announcement of voting dates.
Political activity is getting hot as the ruling NDA displays its welfare plans, while the opposition intensifies its attack on issues such as unemployment, inflation, law and order and corruption.
Analysts estimate that once the dates are announced, the political temperature of Bihar will rise rapidly, which will set the platform for a high-day electoral battle on 243 assembly seats in the state.
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