LS poll schedule likely to be out on March 13-14

New Delhi: In all likelihood, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to announce the schedule for the upcoming parliamentary electionson March 13-14.

As such, the model code of conduct (MCC) will come into effect after the ECI makes the announcement. ECI teams have so far visited several states and held meetings with the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) to take stock of the poll preparedness there. The ECI officials are currently visiting Tamil Nadu, where they are taking a detailed view of the election related preparations by the state machinery. In the coming week, the ECI will visit Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

Sources said that the full Commission would visit Jammu and Kashmir on March 11-12 to assess the poll preparedness and the security scenario there. J&K is last on ECI’s schedule to visit different states for taking a first-hand view of the situation and issue necessary directions.