Himachal Pradesh Elections 2022: Polling on Nov 12, counting of votes on Dec 8

Himachal Pradesh will go to polls on November 12 to elect its next government and the results will be declared on December 8 the Election Commission of India ECI announced on FridayThe ECI did not announce the dates of the Gujarat Assembly polls which were also expected to be held by the end of this yearThe ECI held a press conference for the election schedule announcement of Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh on Friday We are committed to conducting free and fair elections says EC commissioner at the press conferenceWe are making efforts to increase the participation of people in elections and we also try to manifest women empowerment through elections he addedAlso read Mumbai Election Commission freezes Shiv Sena symbolThe term of the Gujarat Assembly ends on February 18 2023 while the term of the Himachal House will end on January 8 2023In the 182seated Gujarat Assembly there are 111 BJP and 62 Congress MLAsLast month the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey visited Gujarat and Himachal to review poll preparednessThe 14th Gujarat Legislative Assembly election was held on December 9 and 14 in 2017 to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly MLA The votes were counted on 18 DecemberThe incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party BJP obtained a simple majority with an increase in the vote share in the last election Despite a decrease in the number of seats the BJP retained its simple majority in the house and formed government for the sixth timeIn the results declared for all the 182seated Gujarat Assembly BJP won 99 seats Congress wins 77 1 seat was won by NCP while Bhartiya Tribal Party and Independent candidate won 2 and 3 seats respectivelyHimachal Pradesh voted to elect its legislative assembly on November 9 2017In the 68member Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP defeated the Congress Party and won 44 seats while Congress secured only 21 seats in 2017At present in Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly the BJP has 45 MLAs while Congress has 22 and CPIM has 1 MLAIn the upcoming state elections The AAP is looking to set foot in Gujarat and Himachal PradeshIn Gujarat AAP could not open its account in the previous Assembly elections After a massive victory in Punjab the party is looking to spread its wings to other parts of the countryMeanwhile in Himachal Pradesh the Congress is gearing up to challenge the BJPWith the announcement of the election schedule in both states the model code of conduct will come into forceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever