Bengal polls: Bihar model to be followed in state; COVID protocol applicable

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will follow the Bihar model, taken up last year for conducting the assembly polls amid the coronavirus pandemic, during the upcoming election in West Bengal, a senior official at the CEO office said on Tuesday. The ECI has already started inoculation of the officials involved with the polling and the entire process would get over before the election starts, he said.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will follow the Bihar model, taken up last year for conducting the assembly polls amid the coronavirus pandemic, during the upcoming election in West Bengal, a senior official at the CEO office said on Tuesday. The ECI has already started inoculation of the officials involved with the polling and the entire process would get over before the election starts, he said. February 24, 2021 at 06:42AM https://ift.tt/3qR0SYZ