4 States, 1 UT Poll Schedule Likely Mid-March; Elections in April

• Election Commission to announce assembly poll dates for West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry in mid-March.
• Elections for these 4 states and 1 UT are expected to be held on various dates in April.
• Terms of the five assemblies conclude between May and June.
• EC officials are currently touring poll-bound states to assess preparedness, with Puducherry and Assam already publishing final electoral rolls.
• Assam political parties urged the EC to conduct polls in one or two phases and consider the Bihu festival date.