Preparing for Election Schedule
Before announcing schedules for assembly elections, a full ECI team, headed by CEC Rajiv Kumar, will visit J&K this week to assess poll readiness. They are expected to return by August 11 and head to Haryana on August 12-13. A Maharashtra visit is also likely before the declaration of dates. Jharkhand preparation, however, is learnt to be a tad slower.Circumspect Leader
Party supporters are known to shout slogans in favour of their leader whenever he/she is on stage. Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar, however, has become circumspect after setback in the recent Lok Sabha polls. When Pawar was attending a meeting in Baramati recently, his supporters shouted ‘ekach vada (promise) Ajit dada’. Pawar, with a sly smile, promptly asked where did the ‘vaada’ go during the Lok Sabha polls. He was referring to the defeat of his wife Sunetra in Baramati.