Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan to brief ECI on COVID-19 situation on December 27
The Hindu
The poll panel is expected to announce election dates next month.
As the Election Commission of India (ECI) prepares for Assembly polls in five States early next year, its top brass is slated to interact with Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on December 27.
The commission is likely to seek updates from Mr. Bhushan on the COVID-19 situation and the emergence of Omicron, the new coronavirus variant, sources said on December 26.
The terms of Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur legislative assemblies are ending on different dates in March next year while the assembly’s term in Uttar Pradesh will end in May. The poll panel is expected to announce election dates next month.
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