A team of Election Commission of India officials is scheduled to visit Telangana for three days from October 3.
The team comprising senior officials will engage with various stakeholders and assess the poll preparedness of Telangana besides interacting with the local community during the visit. Though the visit is seen as a routine one, indications are that the ECI team is coming to make a thorough assessment of Telangana’s poll preparedness ahead of announcement of the schedule for the ensuing Assembly elections.
It may be recalled that the schedule for the Assembly polls in 2018 was announced on October 6 followed by the issue of notification on November 12 and polling on December 11. The term of the current Assembly is scheduled to end on January 17.
