West Bengal: SEC Calls an All-Party Meeting Amid Upcoming Civic Polls

  • The West Bengal SEC convened a meeting with all the major political parties on March 16 for the upcoming civic polls.
  • The poll panel has invited 10 political parties and asked them to send two representatives each at its office for the meeting.
  • The commission will also take opinions of the political parties regarding fixing of poll dates.
  • A senior official of the SEC said, "We have issued letters to the political parties for Monday''s meeting on the upcoming polls to be conducted in 111 municipal bodies in the state."
  • The coronavirus outbreak will be taken into account before the dates of the elections are finalized, the official further added.
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