The Darjeeling municipality office Siliguri, March 15: The Bengal government has assented to the state election commission's tentative schedule of holding polls to seven municipalities, including four in the hills, on May 14. A senior government official said with the municipal affairs department agreeing to the schedule, it was up to the election commission to make the next move. The election commission's tentative schedule says candidates could submit nomination from April 17 to 24. A retired administrative official said it was unlikely that the election commission would change the schedule. "Based on political trends, it seems there will be contest in all seats of four hill civic bodies," said an observer.

Source: The Telegraph March 15, 2017 21:56 UTC