Election dates could be announced any day this week now, but if political parties wanted a short snappy elections, that's not going to happen.
Sources tell that election will held in more than four phases.What poll panel wantsSatellite phones for remote areas and Defence helicopters, service aircraft for remote areas.Elections will be held in more than four phases spread out over more than a month.
That's a longer election than 2004.The Election Commission will argue that an increase in polling booths makes this necessary.Elections are likely to kick off in April. One of the Election Commissioners S Y Qureshi has already indicated this.In a meeting with Defence and Home Ministry officials on Tuesday, the EC asked for satellite phones to be used in remote areas.The panel also asked for Army and Air Force choppers and service aircraft to transport officials and poll material to remote areas.
