INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Election Commissioner OP Rawat will announce the poll dates for five states today at 3:00 pm
TheIndianSubcontinent.The model code of conduct will be in place as soon as the announcement is made by Election Commissioner OP Rawat.With
the Election Commission expected to announce the dates for Assembly Elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh among other
dates, political parties are sending their star campaigners to these states to better their chances in the upcoming elections
chief Amit Shah will also head to Madhya Pradesh, where he is expected to make multiple visits over the next few days to meet party workers,
respective spokespersons of the two parties said
The Congress chief will arrive in Morena via Gwalior to take part in Ekta Parishad conclave, a party spokesperson said
He will proceed to Jabalpur on the same day where he will perform' Narmada Puja' at Gwari Ghat and later hold a roadshow
In Chhattisgarh, the main contest will be held between the BJP and Congress
The BJP won 49 seats in the 2013 assembly elections
Election Commissioner OP Rawat during a press conference this afternoon.Sources in the election body said that the entire election exercise
will be completed by the first week of December
While polls in Chhattisgarh are likely to be held in two phases, elections in the other states might see polling in one phase, they said.OP
Rawat held a meeting with chief electoral officers of five pollbound states in Delhi on Friday The election commission will announce the
dates at 3 pm.All major parties have already started making aggressive pitches ahead of the state elections.Prime Minister Narendra Modi
will address a rally in Rajasthan's Ajmer today, while BJP chief Amit Shah and Congress president Rahul Gandhi will head to Madhya Pradesh,
where they are expected to address a rally
The BJP has been in power since 2013
The Election Commission will today announce the dates of the assembly elections in four states - in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh,
