Bengaluru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely to announce the Lok Sabha (LS) poll schedule in the first week of March, 2024.ECI is expected to conduct polls in 7 or 9 phases to a total of 543 LS Constituencies in the country.
On coming to know of the likely announcement of the poll schedule, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is said to have told his Cabinet colleagues to get approval for grants before Feb. 23. Even the ECI has asked all States and Union Territories to get the 2024-25 budget approved before the poll schedule announcement.
