Meeting on March 15 to fill the vacant post of Election Commissioner, panel chaired by PM Modi will finalize the name

In view of the issue arising on account of two out of three Election Commissioner posts changing into vacant after the resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goyal simply earlier than the announcement of Lok Sabha election dates, the federal government has began the train to fill these posts. On this connection, an necessary assembly of the panel chaired by PM Modi has been referred to as on March 15 at 6 pm. The names of two new election commissioners could also be authorized within the assembly. With Goyal's resignation, just one Chief Election Commissioner is left within the Fee, because the publish of 1 Commissioner was already vacant.

The Election Fee, which is accountable for conducting elections within the nation, consists of two Election Commissioners aside from a Chief Election Commissioner. Anup Chandra Pandey, an Election Commissioner of the Fee, is ready to retire in February 2024, leaving solely two Election Commissioners within the Fee. However the second Election Commissioner Arun Goyal all of the sudden resigned from the publish on March 9, leaving solely Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar within the three-member Election Fee.