LJP urges EC to conduct Bihar Assembly polls after Covid-19 crisis subsides

In addition to the Covid-19 pandemic, Bihar is also facing a flood situation, with 13 districts severely affected by deluge

Ramvilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), a constituent of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at both the Centre and in Bihar, has said that the Election Commission of India should hold Assembly elections in the state at an "appropriate time" after the Covid-19 situation has improved.

In a letter to the poll panel, the party said that the state was facing the Covid-19 pandemic and the focus should be on dealing with the virus and saving people from infection and the entire machinery should be used to improve services rather than for elections.

Besides Covid-19, Bihar was also facing