Election Commission to announce Maharashtra, Jharkhand assembly election dates today

Election Commission of India

The Election Commission of India will announce the schedule for assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand on Tuesday.

The poll panel will hold a press conference at the Plenary Hall at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi at 3.30 pm. “Press Conference by Election Commission of India to announce the schedule for General Election to Legislative Assemblies of Maharashtra and Jharkhand 2024,” a statement by the EC said.

The term of the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly will end on November 26 while the term of the Jharkhand Assembly, with 81 seats, will end on January 5, 2025.

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In Maharashtra, the ruling coalition Mahayuti comprising the BJP, the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party will be up against the Maha Vikas Aghadi, the alliance of the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (NCP-SP) and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT).

According to reports, the BJP is expected to release its first candidate list for the Maharashtra polls with over 60 names in the next two days once it’s cleared by its central election committee.