BJP, JJP welcome EC move to extend date of polling in Haryana
"Changing the date will do nothing because people have made up their minds to defeat them(BJP)," JJP leader Dushyant Chautala said.
"Changing the date will do nothing because people have made up their minds to defeat them(BJP)," JJP leader Dushyant Chautala said.
The development comes days after the BJP urged the poll panel to change the polling date on account of a long holiday.
Assembly elections in Haryana will be held in a single phase on 1st October. The counting of votes will take place on 4th October.
At least three representatives of each political party have been invited to meet the ECI at the Sher-e-Kashmir Convention Centre in Srinagar.
The ECI said the party is required to submit to it a report of contribution received in excess of Rs 20,000 in a financial year.
The recent announcement is seen as a move to create a new set of grass-root level leaders since most of the local leaders including former chief ministers have been detained following abrogation of Article 370.
Doubtful or ‘D’ voters are a category of voters in Assam whose citizenship is uncertain or under dispute.
EC said that on October 21, bypoll will be held along with the Assembly elections in the state.
Though the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has announced candidates for all these bypoll seats, the Congress for most and the Samajwadi Party (SP) for some of them, the Bharatiya Janata Party is yet released its list of candidates.
The five-year term of the Legislative Assemblies of Haryana and Maharashtra expires on November 2 and November 9 respectively.
