Bihar Polls: Digital Elections An Uphill Battle Amid The Pandemic

by Pankaj Pachauri Aug 01, 2020 • 09:31 AM Views 2822

As Bihar Elections draw nearer, talks of holding elections digitally are gaining momentum in the state amid the coronavirus pandemic. GoNews Editor-in-chief Pankaj Pachauri takes a look at the possibility of conducting digital elections in these times in a backward state like Bihar where the average citizen's per capita income is about Rs 44,000. Not all are riding the digital bandwagon in the state as the latest TRAI data shows that Bihar lost more than 12 lakh mobile phone subscribers between March-April 2020 and only 40% of the population in rural areas even have a phone connection