Election postponement unlikely, EC urges health ministry to expedite vaccination in poll-bound states

The Election Commission is unlikely to postpone the Assembly polls in five states next year. It has asked the Union health ministry to speed up vaccination in the poll-bound states — Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

The Election Commission is unlikely to postpone the Assembly polls in the five states — Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab — scheduled for next year. The EC has now asked the Union health ministry to speed up the vaccination in the poll-bound states.

After touring Goa and Uttarakhand, the commission met Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan to discuss the Covid situation in the country.