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News Topical, Digital Desk : The election schedule announced by the Election Commission on Sunday for five states has thrown up several surprises. These include fewer phases, a shortened voting period of 20 days, a longer gap between the three polling days and a delay in counting votes.
The 2021 elections for these five assembly constituencies spanned eight polling days over nearly a month, with vote counting taking place on the third day after the last polling day. This time, vote counting will take place on the fifth day after the last polling day.
5 days gap between final voting and counting
There is a longer gap between the first two polling days (April 9 and April 23), while the last polling will take place on April 29.
In the last assembly elections held in Bihar in November 2025, there was a gap of five days between the two polling days, November 6 and 11, while the counting of votes took place three days later on November 14.
Opposition leaders made allegations
Some opposition leaders allege that the BJP wanted to delay the elections in politically crucial Bengal due to public anger over the LPG crisis, while others see it as a way for the BJP to gain more time to campaign there.
Responding to a question about shortening the phases this time, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said at a press conference on Sunday that there was a feeling of reducing the phases and making things easier.
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