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The Bihar BJP's election committee held a crucial three-hour review meeting at their party office. They discussed the performance of current MLAs and potential candidates for about 60 sitting seats. Party president Dilip Jaiswal emphasized giving special priority to women and youth in candidate selection. Meanwhile, the Election Commission is conducting a two-day review of poll preparedness in Bihar.

Key Points: Bihar BJP Reviews 60 Seats Prioritises Women Youth in Poll Meet

  • BJP election committee reviews performance of current MLAs and potential candidates
  • Party emphasizes special priority for women and youth representation
  • Meeting evaluated 60 sitting seats with remaining to be discussed tomorrow
  • Bihar BJP seeks robust voter verification including burqa-clad women identity checks
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Bihar BJP reviews seats, prioritises women and youth in poll committee meet

Bihar BJP's election committee reviews 60 sitting seats, discusses MLA performance and emphasizes women and youth representation in upcoming assembly elections.

"There was a discussion on giving special priority to women and youth - Dilip Jaiswal"

Patna, October 5

Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal announced that the party's Election Committee held a three-hour review meeting at the BJP office, attended by all 18 members, including Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the election in-charge.

The meeting focused on evaluating 60 "sitting seats" and discussed the performance of current MLAs and potential candidates. Emphasis was placed on prioritising women and youth.

"The Election Committee met today at the BJP office. All 18 members, including the election in-charge, and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, held a three-hour review meeting. Today, we had a discussion on the sitting seats. We were able to discuss about 60 of them. The remaining sitting seats and the lost seats on which the BJP contested will be discussed again tomorrow. The performance of our current MLAs and potential candidates who want to contest from there was also discussed. There was a discussion on giving special priority to women and youth," he said, while speaking to reporters on Saturday.

The Bihar unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has requested the Election Commission of India to have robust checks ensuring that only "genuine voters" are exercising their franchise in the upcoming Assembly elections, as the party called for the identity of 'parda nasheen' (burqa-clad women) to be confirmed at the polling booths.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, held a detailed and comprehensive review of the poll preparedness for the forthcoming Assembly Elections in Bihar in Patna on Saturday.

The Election Commission officials are on a two-day review visit to the state.

According to an official release, the ECI interacted with the representatives of recognised national and state political parties namely Aam Aadmi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Indian National Congress, National People's Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation), Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Rashtriya Janata Dal and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party and sought their suggestions.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Youth empowerment is crucial for Bihar's development. As a young voter from Patna, I appreciate this focus. But they should ensure genuine youth leaders get tickets, not just relatives of established politicians.
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Arjun K
The emphasis on checking voter identity is important for fair elections. However, the mention of 'parda nasheen' women specifically could have been worded better. Election security should apply equally to all voters without targeting any community.
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Sarah B
Three-hour review meetings show seriousness about candidate selection. Hope they consider ground reality and not just party loyalty. Bihar needs development-focused leaders who can deliver on promises.
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Vikram M
Performance review of sitting MLAs is much needed! Many constituencies have seen little development despite BJP being in power. Hope this leads to better accountability and replacement of non-performers.
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Ananya R
As a woman from Bihar, I welcome the focus on women candidates. But it shouldn't be just tokenism - give us candidates with strong local connect and clear vision for women's safety, education and employment. 💪

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