New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Monday that the Election Commission of India has implemented 17 new initiatives for the upcoming Bihar Election. He said this before announcing that the polls for 243 Bihar assembly seats will be held in two phases and the results will be announced on 14 November.

Here's a list of all the 17 new initiatives launched ahead of the Bihar Elections and how the Election Commission described them:

1. Training of Booth-Level Agents (BLAs): BLAs (appointed by political parties) were trained in various aspects of supporting the process of preparing electoral rolls, including the use of appeals provision under the RP Act 1950.

2. Training of Booth-Level Officer...