Uttar PradeshPunjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. Assembly elections in these five states were scheduled to be held early next year. However, the Election Commission may postpone the polling for some time, sources said. The BJP has also stepped up preparations for the upcoming elections.
Elections to these five states were normally scheduled to be held in February next year. Because the legislative term of these states ends in March‘B. According to the rules, the election should be held before the expiry of the term. Usually the polls are held in February, but this time the Election Commission is thinking of holding the elections a few weeks earlier.
In fact, these states will conduct a massive census of the country during that period. The problem is yes“Those government employees who do census work also have to do election work. So, if both are done at the same time, there is a possibility of severe shortage of staff. According to Election Commission sources, preliminary discussions are going on but no formal proposal or formal discussion has started yet. However, the ruling party has already got word of the commission’s concern and has already started making final preparations for the final elections to the BJP in these five states. Election preparations in these five states may be announced in late December or early January.”
Uttarakhand is one of these five statesGoa and Uttar Pradesh have been in power for the past ten years. Manipur also has a BJP government, although President’s rule was imposed for some time due to recent communal violence. Punjab is currently ruled by the Aam Aadmi Party. Congress is the main rival of the ruling party in the remaining four states except Uttar Pradesh. So all eyes are now on the upcoming political results of these five states.