The Assembly elections for the 288 member assembly in Maharashtra would be held in a single phase on November 20 with counting of votes scheduled to be held on November 23.
Earlier on Tuesday, ECI announced bypolls to 48 assembly constituencies including nine seats in Uttar Pradesh and the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala on November 13. The counting will be held on November 23.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday questioned the practice of showing winning/losing trends 5 to 10 minutes after the official beginning of counting at 8 am on election result days and said that "huge distortion" was created due to exit polls, calling for "self-introspection
"We have sent a list of 20 seats to the Election Commission regarding which our candidates have submitted written and verbal complaints of 99 per cent battery charge. This issue was raised on the day of counting..."
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stated that it will permit the counting of votes for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections, provided that all defacement of public property by candidates is addressed.
The EC said it has noted statements from Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, which have termed the Haryana results as "unexpected", and that the Congress proposes to analyse the same and approach the poll panel with its complaints and grievances.
The National Conference-Congress alliance clinched an absolute majority in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, winning 48 seats in the 90-member assembly.
National Conference Vice President Omar Omar Abdullah said that the government that will be formed in Jammu and Kashmir has a very big responsibility of inculcating a "sense of belonging" to the people of the valley.
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) leader Supriya Sule on Tuesday congratulated National Conference's Vice-President Omar Abdullah after his party secured an absolute majority in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, winning 48 seats.
As the BJP is on the verge of forming a consecutive third-term government in Haryana, former Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that the assembly results are "surprising" for them.