Gujarat will go to polls on 9, 14 Dec, counting on 18 Dec: announces EC
The state assembly elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases- on 9 December and 14 December, and counting will be done on 18 Dec.
The state assembly elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases- on 9 December and 14 December, and counting will be done on 18 Dec.
The dates for the much-awaited Gujarat Assembly elections 2017 will be announced by the Election Commission at 1 pm today.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday attacked Congress leader P Chidambaram for criticising the Election Commission on twitter.
Chidambaram criticising the EC alleged that by not announcing the Gujarat poll date it has authorised Narendra Modi to declare the dates.
The filing of nominations for the November 9 Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh is scheduled to begin from 16 Oct & the last date is 23 Oct.
Varun Gandhi termed EC as a toothless tiger who never derecognised any political party for not submitting poll expenses within the deadline.
Himachal Pradesh will be facing the assembly elections on 9 Nov 2017, while the elections in Gujarat will be held before 18 Dec said the EC.
The Election Commission (EC) is likely to announce the schedule for Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh today at 4 pm.
The Congress said it was ready for early Lok Sabha elections along with state assemblies, while many opposition parties opposed the idea.
EC favours holding simultaneous polls for LS & assemblies in 2018. BJP, fearing to lose Modi charisma by 2019 is favouring early elections.