India, April 2 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) concluded its "biggest engagement drive with political parties", conducting 4,719 nationwide meetings with their representatives in a bid to resolve their issues, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

These meetings were held in accordance with the directives issued by chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on March 4 this year.

In a span of 25 days, a total of 4,719 meetings were held, including 40 by state chief electoral officers (CEOs), 800 by district election officers, and 3,879 by electoral registration officers.The process involved engagements with over 28,000 representatives of political parties nationwide, EC said on Tuesday.

It further said that the engagements w...