EC decision to not announce Gujarat poll date intriguing

The model code of conduct in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh was in force for 83 days in 2007 and 2012

The Election Commission (EC) has announced the date for the assembly poll in Himachal Pradesh. It will be held on November 9. The counting of votes will be on December 18. The EC didn’t announce the date for the poll in Gujarat. Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti, however, said the counting for Gujarat assembly poll will also be on December 18.

Polling dates for Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat have been announced on the same day by the EC in both 2007 and 2012. The Opposition has criticized the EC decision to not announce Gujarat poll date.

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