RJD, CPI(ML) Liberation only parties to file claims on Bihar draft electoral roll | India News


RJD, CPI(ML) Liberation only parties to file claims on Bihar draft electoral roll

NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has become the only political party other than CPI (ML) Liberation to file claims and objections on the Bihar draft electoral roll. Its booth level agents (BLAs) have submitted three claims and objections, while CPI(ML) Liberation has filed 79, with four days to go before the deadline ends. As of 3 pm on Thursday, over 1.9 lakh claims and objections have been received directly from the electors, of which over 24,991 have been disposed of. Also, over 8.5 lakh newly eligible voters have filed for enrolment, with 37,050 cases disposed of.The BLAs of one of the remaining 10 parties, including the Congress that has been levelling ‘vote chori’ allegations against the EC, has approached the electoral registration officer with claims and objections in the 28 days since the draft roll was published.RJD is next only to the BJP in terms of number of BLAs appointed for the special intensive revision (SIR) in Bihar. While BJP has deployed 53,338 BLAs, RJD has 47,506 BLAs and JD(U), 37,550 BLAs in the field.





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