The Election Commission team has reached Patna to take stock of the preparations for Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. The team is meeting with political parties and officials. Election dates may be announced soon after this tour.
Patna: The countdown of Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 has started. The high level team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) arrived in the capital Patna at around 10 pm on Friday night, after which the political corridors have increased further. It is believed that after this visit of the Commission, the election dates can be announced at any time. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Election Commissioner Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi reached Patna late on Friday night. Chief Electoral Officer HR at the airport He was welcomed by state election officials including Srinivas.
Consulting and suggestion of parties
On Saturday morning, the Commission team will hold a meeting with representatives of the state recognized political parties at Hotel Taj in Patna. Representatives of other parties including BJP, JDU, RJD, Congress, LJP (Ram Vilas), Male, CPM, BSP, will attend this meeting. A maximum of three representatives were called by each party. In the meeting, the Commission will seek suggestions from the parties to make the electoral process more transparent, safe and peaceful.
Administrative and security review also in agenda
After meeting the political parties, the Commission team will hold a long meeting with the Divisional Commissioners, District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police of the state. In this meeting, there was a thorough review on issues like booth -wise security arrangements, facilities at polling stations, transparency in voter list, voter awareness campaign and training of polling personnel. All the District Magistrates were instructed to hand over the list of sensitive and susceptible booths to the Commission.
Meeting with enforcement agencies and top officials on Sunday
The commission’s Sunday is fixed for review with enforcement and security agencies. It will be present in this state police nodal officer, representatives of Central Paramilitary Forces, Income Tax Department, Excise Department, Customs and Railway Police. In the election period, a strategy will be prepared for law and order and code of conduct. After this, the Commission will hold a comprehensive meeting with Bihar Chief Secretary, DGP and other senior officials in the final session. This meeting will decide the final roadmap of election preparations.
Potential announcement
At the end of this two-day visit, Chief Election Commissioner Dnyanesh Kumar will address the media and share accounts of preparations so far in Bihar. It is likely that during this period, the dates of Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 may also be formally announced.
Political movement fast, parties prepare for fast
As soon as the Commission team reaches Patna, political parties have intensified their strategy. While the BJP and the JDU alliance are engaged in election preparations on the agenda of development and stability, the RJD-Congress grand alliance is strengthening the front on the issues of employment, inflation and women.