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EC announces 5-phase election in Jharkhand, J&K

The elections in these states are keenly awaited by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which got a thumping victory in Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections.

October 27, 2014 / 08:46 AM IST

The Election Commission will announce the dates for Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Saturday. Assembly elections in two sates - Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir - are scheduled to be held in 2014. The elections in these states are keenly awaited by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which got a thumping victory in Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections. 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 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.

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