EC to announce Assembly polls schedule today

The Election Commission (EC) is expected to announce the poll schedule for Assembly elections in few states today.

Officials said the poll body is likely to announce the schedule for Haryana and Maharashtra while it may decide the schedule for Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir on a later date.

"Election Commission of India shall address a press conference at 4:30 PM today to announce election schedule for state assemblies," an official statement said.

The tenure of the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly comes to an end on November 8, while that of the 90-member Haryana House will end on October 27.

While Congress is ruling Haryana, the Congress-NCP alliance is ruling Maharashtra.