RS polls during term of present Assembly: ECI
The Hindu
Petition posted for further hearing on April 7
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday informed the Kerala High Court that elections to the three vacancies of Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant on April 21 would be conducted during the period of the present Assembly. The submission was made by the counsel for the ECI when a petition filed by CPI(M) leader S. Sarma, MLA, and the Legislature Secretary challenging the ECI's decision to keep in abeyance the election process came up for hearing.