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Morning Digest | Centre likely to appoint new Election Commissioners by March 15; SC to hear SBI’s plea in Electoral Bonds case today, and more

EC SBI SC Bonds Lok Sabha Brijendra Singh Mallikarjun Kharge Prachanda Rahul Gandhi The Hindu

Government likely to appoint new Election Commissioners by March 15

The two vacancies in the Election Commission (EC), created by the surprise resignation of Arun Goel and the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey, are likely to be filled by March 15, sources indicated. A high-level selection committee, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprising a Union Minister and Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, is likely to meet on March 14. Keen to fill up the vacancies at the earliest, sources told The Hindu that the Opposition leader has been sounded out about a change of date to advance the meeting date by a day or two.

Electoral bonds: SC to hear SBI's plea seeking extension to disclose details on March 11

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