The Election Commission is set to announce the schedule for the high-stakes Bihar Assembly elections at 4 pm today.
The poll body will address from the Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital, it said in an official release.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar had earlier said that elections for the 243 seats in Bihar would be completed before November 22, when the current Assembly's term ends. Many political parties have urged the poll body to hold the election immediately after the 'Chhath Puja' festival - which will be celebrated at the end of October - to ensure greater voter participation as a large number of people employed in other states return home for festivities.
Kumar, during a press briefing, had also informed that the number of voters allotted to each polling station has been capped at 1,200 and that the previous serial number font and candidate photos in black and white will now be in colour.
The Chief Election Commissioner countered the Opposition's offensive on the Special Intensive Revision in poll-bound Bihar, saying revision of voter lists is required before every election, and a review after the polls won't be in accordance with the law. Starting his address in Bhojpuri, Kumar said, "We congratulate the voters of India. Thank you to everyone for the successful SIR process. I appeal to all the voters of Bihar to celebrate this festival of democracy with the same enthusiasm as you celebrate Chhath. Everyone should vote and ensure their participation."
The 2020 assembly polls in Bihar were held in three phases amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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