The Election Commission of India will announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls tomorrow. The Election Commission of India in a post on X (formerly Twitter) said that a press conference by Election Commission to announce schedule for upcoming General Elections and some state assemblies will be held at 3 pm tomorrow.
The term of the present Lok Sabha ends on June 16 and a new House has to be constituted before that.
The Model Code of Conduct will come into force from the time the dates are announced.
The four states expected to vote in April/May are Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim, with Maharashtra, Haryana, and Jharkhand scheduled to vote later this year.
Here are the HIGHLIGHTS:
"We have no expectations from the Election Commission. The Election Commission should play a role in its mission of bringing democracy. It has been ten years since Jammu & Kashmir has seen Assembly elections. Former president Ram Nath Kovind has submitted the report on 'One Nation One Election' but what we can expect if you can't start it from Jammu & Kashmir. This is a golden opportunity, they should announce the dates of both the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections to be held together here in tomorrow's press conference (of the Election Commission)... I have nothing to do with PAGD (The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration) but the National Conference," says Omar Abdullah.
- Earlier on Wednesady, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that the poll body will decide on holding Lok Sabha Elections and Assembly Elections together or separately in Jammu and Kashmir after reviewing the security situation.
- The long wait for Jammu and Kashmir seems to have come to an end as the Election Commission of India (ECI) is considering holding simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha polls.
Press Conference by Election Commission to announce schedule for #GeneralElections2024 & some State Assemblies will be held at 3 pm tomorrow ie Saturday, 16th March. It will livestreamed on social media platforms of the ECI pic.twitter.com/1vlWZsLRzt
- Spokesperson ECI (@SpokespersonECI) March 15, 2024
