During their meeting with the Election Commission (EC) in Patna on Saturday, there seemed to be a consensus among Bihar’s political parties for fewer phases of voting in the upcoming state Assembly elections.

While the ruling NDA demanded a single phase of voting, the Opposition called for two phases, with both camps pressing for the polls to be held soon after the Chhath festival that begins on October 25.

In the 2020 Assembly polls, polling was held across three phases in the state.

On the second day of their Bihar visit, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi held a meeting with 12 parties.