Nishikant Dubey, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) lawmaker from Jharkhand, said on Wednesday that he had filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against a presiding officer for allegedly "favouring a ruling party candidate" in Madhupur Constituency during the second phase of polling in the state elections.

According to news agency PTI, Dubey claimed that following his complaint, the officer was arrested.