NEW DELHI: India's second-highest ranked election commission official has resigned, the justice ministry said, days before the expected announcement of general elections in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek a third term. Arun Goel resigned Saturday, leaving the election commission of India with only one of its three top officials to conduct what will be the largest exercise of the democratic franchise in human history. The dates for the election, conducted in several phases, are likely to be announced next week, according to local media reports. Venugopal, general secretary of the main opposition Congress party, said Goel's resignation was a concern. Several opinion polls have indicated an easy win by Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in the general election.

Source: Manila Times March 11, 2024 04:28 UTC