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Announcement Election Commission of India announced the dates for the Assembly elections in five states on Tuesday , October 14. These five states are Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Mizoram. Elections in these states will be held between 14 November to December 4. Commission has decided to hold polling in two phases in naxalite hit state Chhattisgarh on November 14 and 20 while in other states it will be one day affair. In Madhya Pradesh polling will be held on November 25 while Mizoram and Delhi it will be on November 29. In Rajasthan polling will be held on December 4. Votes will be counted on December 6 in all the five states. With the announcement code of conduct has come into effect immediately and has become applicable in all the five five states, to all candidates, political parties state governments and the Union Government. Election Commission has not announced the election in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Indication These elections are the last elections that are being held before the Lok Sabha elections. The result of these elections will also indicate that which party will win in the coming Lok Sabha elections. It must be learnt that Lok Sabha elections can be held anytime in the last months of the current year or the early months of the next year. Lok Sabha session is scheduled to be held in the last week of the October month and it is being speculated that Manmohan Singh led UPA alliance government will not survive as some of its allies are not happy with it and can pull the turf from under its feet. But center government wants to delay the elections so that inflation will come down to some extent by that time and it will not have to face the anti-incumbency votes. Three out of these five states are being ruled by the NDA alliance and the remaining two by Congress and a regional party. Anti-incumbency factor will play a crucial role in these elections.

J&K But suspense has not ended as EC has not announced the date of assembly elections in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Recent month’s incidents are not favorable as for as the elections for the state are concerned. Even all the dominant political parties of the state except BJP have not said anything against of in favor or elections. It elections are not held in the state in the next month then they can be held only after six month because of the winter season.