EC reschedules bypolls in Karnataka, Maharashtra
New Delhi, Sep 20 : The Election Commission on Thursday announced the rescheduling of bypolls to Karnataka and Maharashtra Legislative Councils.
As per the new schedule, the polling would be done on October 4 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The last date of making nominations has been pushed ahead to September 24. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is September 27.
The EC had earlier issued a schedule for bye-election to three seats in Karnataka Legislative Council and one seat in Maharashtra Legislative Council.
However, the Commission changed the schedule as the last date for making nominations announced earlier, that is, September 22 falls on the fourth Saturday of the month, which is a public holiday.
"The Commission has suitably amended the schedule changing the last date for making nominations to the next working day, that is September 24 (Monday). Consequently, the date of scrutiny, the last date of withdrawal of candidatures and the date of poll have been accordingly shifted," the EC said in a release.
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Put petty politics aside; it's not about one party, but India: Rahul on TMC's loss in polls
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the BJP's victory in Bengal and Assam assembly polls a "theft" of the mandate, and a big step forward in the saffron party's mission to "destroy" Indian democracy.
Gandhi also came out in support of the TMC, which has been trounced by the BJP in the polls, and urged those gloating over the loss of Mamata Banerjee's party to put petty politics aside.
"Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC's loss.They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal's mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy," Gandhi said in a post on X.
"Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about India," he said in his post.
The BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from power in Bengal and captured power for the third time in a row in Assam in results of assembly polls declared on Monday.
