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COVID-19: Bihar Panchayat Polls Deferred, Cabinet Gives Nod to Alternative Arrangements Tenures of the panchayat bodies will end on June 15 and election to about 2.58 lakh posts was to be completed before that. Representational image. Photo: PTI Health4 hours ago Patna: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Tuesday amended the state’s Panchayati Raj Act, paving way for setting up advisory committees for supervising the functioning of the village bodies until fresh elections, put off because of the COVID-19 surge, could be held. According to state Panchayati Raj minister Samrat Choudhary, the proposal to this effect received the nod at the cabinet meeting held earlier in the day and further modalities will be decided once the amendment gets clearance from the Governor.

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