Election Commission full bench holds meetings with political parties in Bengal

The full bench of the Election Commission (EC) on Monday started meeting representatives of political parties, and would later meet government officials to discuss preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal, an official said.

The EC bench led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, along with Election Commissioner Arun Goel, arrived in Kolkata on Sunday.

"The EC team started holding meetings with representatives of political parties from 10 am on Monday," he said. After the meetings with the political parties, the EC team will hold parlays with district magistrates, superintendents of police and other officials of the state government, the official said.