Election Commission may decide on the dates of assembly elections, important meeting with Health Ministryc
New Delhi: The Central Election Commission is going to have an important meeting with the officials of the Union Health Ministry today. In this meeting, a decision will be taken on the situation related to corona virus and vaccination and the upcoming assembly elections. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will brief the Election Commission officials about the situation of Corona in the country. Health Secretary and NITI Aayog member VK Paul will also be present in this meeting.
It is believed that after meeting with the officials of the Health Ministry, the Election Commission can take a decision on the dates of the assembly elections in the five states. According to sources, elections can be held in UP in 6 to 8 phases. Whereas elections can be held in three phases in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa in one phase.
Let us tell you that earlier the Election Commission held an online meeting with the top officials of Manipur and representatives of political parties on Wednesday. Manipur is one of the five states where assembly elections are due and an online meeting was conducted by the commission to take stock of the situation. The commission has visited Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand in the last few days to take stock of the election preparations.
