Delhi electiom dates to be announced today at 3.30 pm

The Election Commission of India will be revealing the Delhi election dates by 3.30 pm today as the term of the 70-member Assembly ends on February 22, meaning a new House has to be constituted before that date. This will be the first election since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP slipped to a surprise defeat in Jharkhand – its second state of 2019 – last month; the BJP lost to an opposition alliance led by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and including the Congress.