The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) requested Pakistan's caretaker government to deploy the army and civil armed forces at polling stations during the upcoming general elections on February 8 next year, The Express Tribune reported.
As assembly elections in five states concluded - Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram, the Election Commission of India lifted the Model Code of Conduct on Monday, the officials stated.
While the ECI has not yet declared the result of the seat, trends indicate that incumbent Chief Minister Zoramthanga is set to lose his Aizawl East - I seat to ZPM's Lalthansanga. After three out of three rounds of counting, he is trailing by 2101 votes.
According to the Election Commission of India, the ZPM is leading in 22 assembly constituencies, while the Mizo National Front (MNF) is leading in 10 seats.
According to the figures released by the Election Commission, Kamal Nath managed to garner 1,32,302 votes, defeating the BJP candidate Vivek Bunty Sahu by a margin of 36,594 votes.
The Election Commission today declared the assembly election results of four states and the Bharatiya Janata Party performed brilliantly in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and formed the government with a full majority while Congress only managed to win Telangana.
The Election Commission of India has suspended Telangana Director General of Police Anjani Kumar for violation of the Model Code of Conduct, sources said on Sunday.
As Bharatiya Janata Party leads in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as per the latest trends by the Election Commission of India, BJP chief in Tamil Nadu, K Annamalai praised the state party units for the "exceptional performance".