The government has extended the deadline to submit initial bids for buying stake in Bharat Petroleum Corp Limited, BPCL by one and a half months to 16th November. In November last year, Cabinet had approved the sale of the government's 52.98 per cent stake in BPCL.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management said, the deadline has been extended, in view of further requests received from the interested bidders and the prevailing situation arising out of COVID-19 pandemic.</span><br />