Shiv Sena (UBT) Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Raut has criticised the Centre over the election process and questioned the delay in the announcement of the poll schedule in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, where elections are due this year.

On Friday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) had announced the schedule of elections in Haryana as well as the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J-K).

While Haryana will go for polls in a single phase, the Union Territory will vote in three phases, starting September 18. The counting will be done on October 4.