In Bihar, Election Commission's drive to curb misuse of money power in the Assembly poll has so far yielded over 14 crore rupees in cash. The amount is more than double the amount confiscated in the state during Lok Sabha polls last year. EC sources said in Patna that till yesterday 14 crore and 46 lakh cash was seized. Besides, the authorities also seized 61 lakh and 17 thousand rupees of foreign currency and over 16 lakh worth of fake Indian currency notes.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, leaders of various political parties are making whirlwind tours to woo the voters. Our correspondent reports that laders of both the NDA and JDU-led grand alliance are accusing each other.
News On AIR | October 4, 2015 2:14 PM
EC confiscates more than 14 crore rupees in cash in poll-bound Bihar