PANAJI: The state election commission on Saturday announced the schedule for the election to 186 village panchayats in Goa, stating that voting will be held on August 10 and counting on August 12. With this, the model code of conduct has come into force.
State election commissioner W V Ramanamurthy said that the poll panel will "definitely go through the business activities of the assembly, especially regarding assurances concerning panchayats going to polls".