The Election Commission will announce the schedule for Assembly elections in five states/union territory on Sunday. The polls are set to be held in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Puducherry. The Commission has convened a press conference at 4 pm to release the schedule.
The terms of the assemblies of these states/union territory are ending on different dates in May and June. Under election laws, the Commission is required to conduct elections before the terms of the respective legislative assemblies expire.
Special intensive revision of the voters' lists in these four states and one union territory have already been conducted, with final electoral rolls published.
The Commission held a crucial meeting in New Delhi earlier this week to finalise the election schedule and phase-wise polling plan for the upcoming Assembly polls.
