Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:07am on 25 Oct 2023,Wednesday India
The Election Commission of India has announced it will appoint actor Rajkummar Rao as its national icon ahead of assembly elections in five states next month. Formal ceremonies will be held on Thursday. Over 161 million voters across Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Rajasthan will participate in the upcoming polls. Mizoram votes on November 7th, Chhattisgarh in two phases on the 7th and 17th, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana on the 17th and 30th respectively, and Rajasthan on November 25th after a date change. Votes will be counted on December 3rd. The chief election commissioner said these polls hold significance as the last before 2024 general elections.
