In Uttar Pradesh, BJP has urged the Election Commission to increase the voting time by one hour since VVPAT machines take more time in voting. A delegation of the party headed by state Vice President JPS Rathaur met the visiting Election Commission team led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora in Lucknow.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''<br />''Mr Arora is accompanied by his deputies Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra. The BJP delegation also demanded that the tracking-ID of the postal ballot should be generated within 24 hours of issuance of the notification, so that votes of jawans of the Army, para-military and officials posted in remote areas can be registered well before the counting of votes. The delegation of other parties also met the Election team and gave their suggestions.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />''The poll body arrived yesterday on a three-day visit to the state to assess Lok Sabha poll preparedness. On the first day of the visit team held a meeting with representatives of different political parties.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''The Chief Electoral Office informed that the Election Commission will today hold a meeting with the District Magistrates and police chiefs of all Lok Sabha constituencies, along with Divisional Commissioners and DIGs and IGs.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Tomorrow team will meet with Chief Secretary, DGP, Principal Secretary Home and Principal Secretary Excise of state. Before winding up the visit, the Chief Election Commissioner would address a press conference about the outcome of these meetings</span><br />
News On AIR | February 28, 2019 8:43 AM
UP: BJP urges Election Commission to increase the voting time