EC rejects BJP request for extending nomination dates

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) has shot down BJP's request for extending the last date for filing nomination in Mizoram. BJP state president JV Hluna, in a letter submitted to the Commission on Wednesday, had sought an extension on account of the unrest in the state.

Civil society groups in Mizoram have been demanding the removal of the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) SB Shashank. The protests, however, have been called off temporarily after the CEO was summoned to Delhi by the EC for a meeting on Thursday.

Replying to his letter on Thursday, the EC informed Hluna that his request "has not been acceded to on account of peace and normalcy in the state". The last date for nomination remains the same – November 9.

Mizoram goes to poll along with Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh.

The state will vote in a single phase on November 28 and its results will be announced together with the four states on December 11.