The Model Code of Conduct will come into force from the time dates are announced.
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.
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Assam Congress MP Abdul Khaleque resigns from party ahead of Lok Sabha electionsCongress MP Abdul Khaleque on Friday resigned from the party on Friday citing its failure to address people-centric issues and expressing dissatisfaction with the attitude of AICC General Secretary in-charge Jairam Ramesh.
In a letter to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Khaleque who was a two-time MLA and a one time MP stated that the conduct of the party's state President and AICC General Secretary had adversely affected the party's prospects in Assam.
Mr Khaleque wrote, "Of late, the party in Assam has taken a strange route where people centric issues have taken a back seat. To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect and oneness. But unfortunately, over a period of time, I feel that the attitude and approach taken by the party's state President and AICC General Secretary in-charge has ruined the prospect of the party in Assam," he stated in the resignation letter.
"Been 10 Years Since J&K Has Been Assembly Elections": Omar Abdullah
"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.
Political parties have already begun announcing their candidates for the general elections. BJP has so far released two lists of candidates. Congress has also released two lists of candidates for the polls.
- 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.
The 2019 Lok Sabha elections were held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19.
Election Commission of India will announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls tomorrow