In order to assess preparedness in the poll-bound state, the Election Commission will be on a three-day visit to Rajasthan beginning Friday, September 29. Speaking to the media, Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said that Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goyal will hold a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties in Jaipur on Friday.
Following this, the Commission will hold a meeting with nodal officers of the Rajasthan Police, income tax, excise, transport, commercial tax department, railways and airport etc. Later, a presentation will be given to the team by the Chief Electoral Officer, State Police Nodal Officer and Central Police Force Nodal Officers on the preparations for the polls.
EC to visit Telangana from Oct 3
From October 3, the poll panel will be in Telangana for three days to take stock of election readiness, official sources said on Thursday. Following the visit to the last two of the five poll-bound states, the EC is likely to announce the election schedule in the first week of October.
Assembly polls are likely to be held in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Mizoram and Rajasthan in November-December.
Assembly elections 2023
The term of the legislative assembly of Mizoram ends on December 17 this year. The Mizo National Front is in power in the northeastern state. The terms of the legislative assemblies of Telangana, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan end on different dates in January next year. While the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) rules Telangana, Madhya Pradesh is ruled by the BJP. Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan have Congress governments.
(With PTI inputs)
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