Raipur, Aug. 18 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has tightened its scrutiny of dormant political outfits, serving notices to seven registered unrecognized political parties (RUPPs) in Chhattisgarh that have neither contested polls nor maintained functional offices since 2019.

This development comes as part of a nationwide clean-up, with 334 such parties across states and Union Territories now under the scanner.

In Chhattisgarh, those served notices include Azadi Ka Antim Andolan (Raipur), Bhartiya Pichhda Dal (Bilaspur), Bhartiya Dalit Congress (Ambikapur), and Prajatantra Congress Party (Raigarh), among others. All seven have been asked to appear before the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Raipur on August 29.

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