With the Bihar Assembly elections drawing closer, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar began his two-day visit to the state Saturday to review poll preparedness. He is accompanied by Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh and Dr. Vivek Joshi.

The CEC reached Patna Friday night and is holding a series of high-level meetings.

On Saturday, he will first meet representatives of all recognised national and state political parties at Hotel Taj, Patna.

Leaders from the BJP, JD(U), RJD, Congress, LJP-RV, RLM, CPI(ML), CPM, CPI, VIP and others are expected to meet the poll panel, with a maximum of three representatives from each party.

The Commission will seek feedback on issues such as voter list discrepancies, Model Code of Conduct enforcement, polling station facilities, and EVM

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