According to the poll body, the deadline for submitting nominations was January 17 while the scrutiny was done on January 18 and the last date of withdrawal was January 20.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said that the poll body will issue an instruction to the Cabinet Secretary that there should be "no Delhi-specific announcement in the Union budget.
Former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot expressed strong criticism of the Election Commission, claiming that it has failed to uphold its responsibilities during the campaigning for the assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SCP) leader Supriya Sule has condemned the checking of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's helicopter and bags by the Election Commission of India and questioned why only opposition leaders are targeted.
Casting aspersions on the Election Commission, following the announcement of elections in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday urged the poll body to be fair in the game and not let the Maharashtra elections reflect Haryana.
The poll body officials have called for a press conference at 3.30 pm in the Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi to make the announcement of the schedule for the assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
Masked men attacked the Regional Election Commission office, vandalised property, snatched ballot papers, and burnt a bag containing ballot papers and election materials during the recounting of votes at four polling stations
The poll body asked the Chief Secretary to send the compliance report by 1st October along with an explanation as to why such an order was issued without taking prior permission of the Commission.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday slammed the Election Commission for postponing the Haryana Assembly polls and accused the poll body of working for the BJP.
Elections are due in Haryana, Maharashtra and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The poll body will announce the schedule for Haryana and J-K today. It is also likely to announce the election schedule in Maharashtra.
This follows two postponements since May, with a five-member ECP panel led by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja scheduled to adjudicate the case.
"Elaborate security arrangements have been made by Delhi Police for the vote-counting day of Lok Sabha Elections 2024. On June 4, during the counting process, around 70 companies of the force will be deployed at all seven counting centres across Delhi," said the police.