Notification for Telangana assembly polls on Monday

Press Trust of India  |  Hyderabad 

Kicking off the formal poll process, a gazette for elections to the Legislative Assembly would be issued Monday.

The 119-member Assembly was dissolved on September 6 on the recommendation of the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led government, more than eight months ahead of the expiry of its term, paving the way for early elections.

Elections are scheduled to be held on December 7 and the counting would take place on December 11.

The on Friday imposed a near month-long ban on holding exit polls beginning November 12 in the five poll-bound states including

A issued by the poll panel said that between 7 am of November 12 and 5.30 pm of December 7, "conducting any exit poll and publishing or publicising the result of exit poll by means of print or or in any other manner shall be prohibited".

Caretaker and supremo K Chnadrasekhar Rao handed over B-Forms to party's contesting candidates on Sunday after a brainstorming session with them.

He is expected to file his nomination from Gajwel constituency in district on November 14.

In her tweet, MP and CM's daughter said, "honourable KCR garu giving away the B-form to the MLAs of my parliament constituency. We seek the blessings of T-people for the success of all our mlas."

The has already announced its candidates for 107 segments, including 105 at one go within minutes of the Assembly dissolution, giving it a jump-start to the campaign and stunning the opposition.

The main opposition forged an electoral pact with the headed by Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu, the Jana Samiti (TJS) founded by retired Political Science and the

However the "Grand Alliance" is yet to announce the list of the contesting candidates.

BJP had so far announced 66 nominees in two tranches.

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First Published: Mon, November 12 2018. 10:10 IST