<span style="color: #222222;">The Election Commission today released a new digital publication 'BLO e-Patrika' at an interactive session held with Booth Level Officers BLOs spread across the States in India. <br />''<br />''Over 350 BLOs joined through video-conferencing from the office of Chief Electoral Officers CEOs in States and UTs and 50 BLOs from the nearby states Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi joined the launch event physically in New Delhi. <br />''<br />''The BLOs participated enthusiastically during the interaction with the Commission sharing their experiences, challenges they come across while performing their duties and success stories. Today's event was a first-of-its-kind direct interaction by the Commission with the BLOs across the country. <br />''<br />''Senior officials from the Election Commission and CEOs of all States through video conferencing were present during the event. Addressing the gathering, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar acknowledged that BLOs perform a monumental role as fundamental blocks of the ECI system being the most effective field-level institution, the direct link of the Commission with the people and facilitating their participation in strengthening democracy.</span><br />