Patna, Sept. 26 -- The Election Commission of India has directed Bihar's bureaucratic machinery to complete mandatory transfers of all election-related officers and employees by October 6, a move that suggests the date when state assembly elections are called may be imminent. Chief electoral officer Vinod Singh Gunjiyal has written to the chief secretary, director general of police, and additional chief secretaries of all departments, referencing the poll panel's September 22 directive on pre-election transfers. The October 6 deadline suggests the official election notification could come any time after this date.P8...