Elections In Punjab Postponed To 20th Feb Due To Guru Ravidas Jayanti: ECI

NEW DELHI, (PTI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that the State Assembly Elections in Punjab are postponed and will be held on February 20th, instead of February 14th.

Several political parties, including the BJP and the Congress had called for the postponement of the polls due to Guru Ravidas Jayanti.

The development came after Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi wrote a letter to the EC suggesting the assembly polls on February 14 should be deferred by at least six days factoring in Guru Ravidas Jayanti.

A day after Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi urged the Election Commission to postpone the assembly elections by six days for Guru Ravidas Jayanti, the state BJP unit also demanded the same.