UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: EC Meets on Punjab Request to Defer Polls; Expelled BJP Minister Bats for Congress

UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: The Election Commission is meeting on Monday morning to discuss demands by various political parties to defer the February 14 assembly polls in Punjab in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti. Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi had urged the EC to defer the polls by six days in view of the Jayanti. Similar requests have been made by other parties, including the BJP and BSP