New Delhi: As floods continue to wreak havoc in Jammu and Kashmir, the polling for the state Assembly elections may be delayed, the Election Commission sources said on Monday. An EC team which was scheduled to visit the state has also deferred its trip.
Sources said polling for state Assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra are likely to be held in one phase. The dates could be announced in a week.
The commission will announce dates for Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand later.
Earlier, speculation was that all four states would have elections together.
The elections in these states are keenly awaited by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which got a thumping victory in the April-May Lok Sabha elections.
In all four states, the BJP intends to repeat its winning streak and the party's senior leaders have started campaigning in these states.
The legislative assembly of Jammu and Kashmir comprises 87 members. The last assembly elections were held in 2008. Presently, the state is being run by a National Conference-Congress alliance.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is ruling Jharkhand with the Congress. The legislative assembly comprises 81 members. The last assembly election was held in December 2009.
The Haryana assembly comprises 82 members while the Maharashtra assembly has 288 members. Both states are presently ruled by the Congress.
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