EC team visits Patna ahead of Lok Sabha polls to take stock of preparations

An Election Commission (EC) team arrived in Bihar's capital Patna on Thursday on a two-day visit to review preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, an official said. "An EC team of 11 members, led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, arrived here. It will review preparations for the upcoming polls and interact with leaders of political parties in the state," officials of the State Election Commission said. The team will also meet Bihar Chief Electoral Officer and nodal officers of the state police and Central forces, Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar and Director General of Police K.S. Dwivedi.