Bihar assembly polls likely in September-October, says CEC Nasim Zaidi

NEW DELHI:  Assembly elections in Bihar, where the BJP is set for a battle against a united Janata Parivar, are likely to be held sometime in September-October, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi said, calling it the “mother of all elections”.

Mr Zaidi also said that extensive central forces and a reworked expenditure monitoring system will be deployed to curb money and muscle power in the polls.

“Abuse of money is a big problem in Bihar. Therefore, this time we are going in for more systematic efforts. Certain legal amendments are yet to come from the Law Ministry. But within our powers, we have launched expenditure monitoring,” the Chief Election Commissioner told PTI in an interview.