Will the govt manage to postpone civic election?

Updated On: 07 December, 2009 08:00 AM IST | | B V Shiva Shankar

Election Commission is set to announce the election dates today, but insiders in the BJP say ministers don't want the poll to be held now

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Will the govt manage to postpone civic election?

Election Commission is set to announce the election dates today, but insiders in the BJP say ministers don't want the poll to be held now

While the Election Commission (EC) is expected to announce calendar of events on the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) polls today, the government is still looking to dodge the elections. As per a high court order, the EC has to announce the dates today and the poll process must be completed by December 30.
Election commissioner G R Chikmat told MiD DAY that he had called a press conference this evening to brief the media about the EC's position on conducting the polls. He was non-committal about announcing the timetable.

"Please attend the press conference and don't try to break tomorrow's news today," he said jokingly.