The Election Commission is set to hold a press briefing on Friday afternoon where it’s expected to announce the schedule for the assembly polls for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. The briefing is set to be held at 3 pm at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan.
Political temperatures are already running high in the states in the anticipation of the assembly elections. Both the states are being ruled by the BJP currently, and the party expects to retain these states. Earlier this year, the BJP had retained four of five states where assembly elections were held. While it won Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa for a consecutive term, the Aam Aadmi Party had secured a huge mandate in Punjab.
Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh has witnessed several visits by PM Modi recently amid inauguration of development projects.
