EC Announces Voting Dates for Bengal, TN, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry


Of the five assembly elections, Bengal will be the most important battle between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s TMC and the BJP, which has been making inroads into the state and has already started a vigorous campaign, inducing several congressional leaders. Trinamool to his state unit to evict Banerjee. The BJP is also aggressively campaigning to retain power in Assam, where it first won in 2016, beating Congress.

The Election Commission of India is also concerned about the increase in Covid-19 cases in Kerala. Kerala is generally a one-stage voting state. However, in the context of Covid-19 cases in the state, the EC may decide to hold elections in two phases.

In Tamil Nadu, the battle will be between the two pillars of state politics, the ruling AIADMK and the DMK, while Sasikala and Kamal Haasan may be the X factor, in the first election without the state’s iconic leaders, Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi. . In Puducherry, the President’s Rule was imposed and the assembly remained under suspended animation after the V Narayanasamy-led congressional government resigned earlier this week ahead of a vote of confidence. Congress had only won the UT in the last round of elections in these states in 2016, but lost power after a series of resignations.

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