The Election Commission of India will announce the schedule for the upcoming assembly elections in Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
IMAGE: Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav addressing a public rally. Photograph: ANI Photo
"Press Conference by Election Commission of India for the announcement of Schedule for General Election to Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh," reads the official statement.
"The press conference will be held at Vigyan Bhawan at 3:30 pm on January 8," it added.
Out of these 5 poll-bound states, the BJP is in power in four states including Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.
Leaders from all the political parties are campaigning aggressively for months to register their win in the upcoming polls.