Overview

• Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi are in Patna for a two‑day assessment of Bihar’s election preparedness.
• An all‑party consultation with representatives of 12 recognised parties started Saturday morning, with further sessions slated with district administrators, police leadership and the state’s top officials.
• The Commission briefed 425 central observers in New Delhi a day earlier, instructing them to act as neutral field monitors and to ensure strict compliance with election laws and voter‑facilitation measures.
• The final electoral roll published on September 30 lists about 7.42 crore voters after the Special Intensive Revision, reflecting a net decline of roughly 47 lakh; opposition parties have raised disenfranchisement concerns as the EC reiterates its inclusion‑exclusion safeguards.
• Meetings on Sunday will focus on enforcement to curb money, liquor and drugs, as well as logistics and law‑and‑order, with election dates expected to be announced soon before the Assembly term ends on November 22.