Uttarakhand Votes On February 14, Counting Of Votes On March 10

In Uttarakhand, no party has managed to win back-to-back polls.

Uttarakhand - where the BJP changed its Chief Ministers in quick succession last year to offset any electoral loss - votes on February 14 to elect a new Chief Minister for the 70-member state assembly. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.

Other states going to polls are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur, the Election Commission announced today.

In Uttarakhand, no party has managed to win back-to-back polls.

The polls are being held as a third Covid wave seems to be sweeping the country with cases growing at a swift speed. This morning India reported over 1.41 lakh new cases - up 21 per cent from yesterday.