The Election Commission of India will announce the dates for the Bihar Assembly elections on Friday, ANI reported. This is the first state election to be held in the country during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sheyphali Sharan, spokesperson of Election Commission of India, told ANI that the poll body will hold a press conference at 12.30 pm.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who leads a coalition with the Bharatiya Janata Party, will fight for a fourth term. The Rashtriya Janata Dal, led by jailed politician Lalu Prasad Yadav, and the Congress are the other main contenders.
Ahead of the polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 13, had praised Kumar for the implementation of development schemes in the state. Modi said Kumar’s decisions ensured that the benefits reached everyone and played a huge role in creating a “new India and new Bihar”.
Several political…