Voicing his misgivings over the schedule for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) leader Jayant Patil on Thursday said there was no need to hold the polls in seven phases as 3 to 4 phases would have been enough.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) will announce the first list of candidates in Maharashtra on Tuesday for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls scheduled to take place in seven phases beginning on April 19, said party leader Sanjay Raut.
Tripura West Parliamentary Constituency will go to polls in the first phase of General Elections on April 19, the CEO said adding that the by-election to the Ramnagar assembly constituency will also be held on the same date.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is slated to meet on Tuesday to discuss the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls that are scheduled to be held in seven phases beginning from April 19.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the country, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole raised a question asking why different procedures will be followed to conduct polls in two states Gujarat and Maharashtra.
"Elections are being held in five phases in Maharashtra but elections are be
Asked about the opposition's criticism over holding the Lok Sabha polls in seven phases, the former Union minister said even during the Congress rule, elections used to take place in seven or eight phases.
Meanwhile, the general election for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases from April 19, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Saturday. The counting will be held on June 4.
The Assembly polls in Odisha will be held in four phases which are May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The results for all four states will be announced on June 4.