New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday convened a National Round Table Conference with State Election Commissioners at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the first such meeting in 27 years.
The previous conference of this kind was held in 1999.
The day-long conference is being chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in the presence of Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
State Election Commissioners (SECs) from all States and union Territories are participating in the deliberations along with their legal and technical experts. Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) from all 36 States and union Territories are also in attendance.
According to the ECI, the primary objective...