BJP likely to hold Central Election Committee meeting on August 25 for Haryana, J&K assembly polls

New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): As the Election Commission of India announced the dates of the state assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP is making preparations and is likely to hold its Central Election Committee meeting on August 25, 2024, at the BJP headquarters in Delhi.

According to a top source, “The CEC meeting will be held on August 25 for both Haryana and J&K. The names of the candidates will be discussed and decided in the meeting. States presidents, election incharges and core group members from both states will be in the meeting.”

The source also told ANI, “There will be a core group for the states a day before CEC.”

The BJP National President, JP Nadda, will chair the meeting. All CEC members, including Prime Minister Narender Modi, will attend the meeting.

The Election Commission of India has announced assembly elections for Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, marking the first major political contest since the Lok Sabha elections.

The Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls are especially noteworthy as they will be the first in a decade and follow the region’s special status revocation.

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections will be held in three phases starting September 18, with counting scheduled for October 4.

The polls in Jammu and Kashmir will mark the first since the region’s special status was revoked in August 2019. Meanwhile, Haryana will vote in a single phase on October 1, with results to be counted on October 4.

A total of 90 assembly constituencies will go to the polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The last assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir was held in 2014.

The Election Commission on Tuesday issued the notification for the first phase of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, marking the start of the nomination process.

Voting will be held on 24 seats in the Union Territory in the first phase of the election on September 18.

The last date for filing nominations for the first phase of assembly polls is August 27 while the scrutiny will take place on August 28. The last date for the withdrawal of candidature is August 30.

The seats, which will go to polls in the first phase, are Pampore, Tral, Pulwama, Rajpora, Zainapora, Shopian, D H Pora, Kulgam, Devsar, Dooru, Kokernag (ST), Anantnag West, Anantnag, Srigufwara-Bijbehara, Shangus-Anantnag East, Pahalgam, Inderwal, Kishtwar, Padder-Nagseni, Bhadarwah, Doda, Doda West, Ramban, and Banihal.

The Election Commission has also announced that assembly polls in Haryana will be held on October 1. Votes for both Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana will be counted on October 4.