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While the Congress lost ground in Bihar, it also suffered significant electoral losses in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, losing a majority of bypolls in key states that saw the BJP surging ahead.
The poll panel said significant ground was yet to be covered as only 1 crore of the total 4.10 crore votes had been counted after more than five hours.
The guidelines have been issued by the State Election Commission in view of the continuing spread of COVID-19 infection in the state.
The EC has issued COVID-19 guidelines for safe conduct of the electoral exercise including lowering the maximum number of voters for a polling booth from 1,600 to 1,000, staggering of polling hours and extending postal ballot facility for those above 80.
In view of the continuing spread of COVID-19 infection in the state, specific guidelines have been issued regarding the precautions to be taken by the political parties, candidates and officials, guidelines regarding the public meetings of candidates.
A group of five people, including candidates but excluding security personnel, is allowed to take part in door-to-door campaigning.
He called upon the Election Commission and the Supreme Court to take a fresh look at the use of EVMs in the country.
In poll related violence, one youth was killed in police firing and six including three policemen were injured in the Sisai constituency of Gumla district. The polling was cancelled at booth number 36 after the firing incident.
One of them was the Latur Rural Assembly segment in central Maharashtra, from where late Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's son Dhiraj posted a handsome victory in his maiden poll outing.
Manorama News Television-Karvy Insights exit poll predicted UDF win three seats and LDF in two. NDA will draw a blank, it predicted.