Poll schedule for Jharkhand to be announced on Friday evening

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission will announce schedule for the Jharkhand Assembly polls on Friday evening, an official statement said.

The term of the 81-seat Jharkhand Assembly ends on January 5 next year. There were speculations that the EC would announce schedule for the Delhi Assembly elections along with that of the Jharkhand, but the EC invited only refers to poll schedule for the eastern state.