Political parties in Bihar told the Election Commission on Saturday to conduct assembly elections immediately after Chhath Puja in the state to help ensure more participation of voters.
Chhath festival celebrated after Diwali in Bihar is very important. This festival will be celebrated from 25 to 28 October this year.
Officials said that in a conversation with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, representatives of six national and equal state level parties also emphasized on holding elections in at least.
Election Commission officials are on a two -day visit to Patna to take stock of the preparations related to the election in Bihar.
The term of Bihar’s 243 -member assembly ends on 22 November. The first phase is expected to be selected in late October after Chhath.
During Diwali and Chhath, most of the people working outside Bihar return home to celebrate the festival and it is believed that this is the best time to hold elections to ensure more participation of voters.
In the year 2020, the last assembly election in the state was held in three phases in the shadow of Kovid-19 epidemic.
