TN Elections 2021: EC to visit poll bound state next week
India
Updated: Thursday, January 14, 2021, 17:18 [IST]
Chennai, Jan 14: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, along with Election Commissioners Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar, will visit Assam and West Bengal early next week to take stock of preparations for Assembly polls slated for later this year.
Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain is already in West Bengal to meet officials. This is Jain s second visit to West Bengal.
Sunil Arora The two would brief the Commission on Friday and the Commission would visit Assam and West Bengal in that order early next week, a functionary said.
Top 5 News Trends in India | January 14
Top 5 News Trends in India | January 14
From Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Bhupinder Mann exiting the Supreme Court-appointed panel on farm laws to former world number one tennis player Andy Murray testing positive for coronavirus, here is what is making headlines on January 14:
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Top 5 news trends | January 14
Bhupinder Mann s decision to recuse himself from the Supreme Court-appointed panel was hailed by the farmers but it also came as a blow to government efforts in ending the deadlock. Meanwhile, poultry markets in Delhi reopened, in signs that authorities may finally be getting a grip on bird blue.
The tenure of the current Mamata Banerjee-led government is coming to an end on May 30 and Election Commission sources have told India Today TV that the Bengal elections might be held early, given the violence and board examinations.
India News: Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain is already in West Bengal to meet officials. This is Jain's second visit to West Bengal. Another EC official