Officials said the poll body is likely to announce the schedule for Haryana and Maharashtra while it may decide the schedule for Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir on a later date.
"Election Commission of India shall address a press conference at 4:30 PM today to announce election schedule for state assemblies," an official statement said.
The tenure of the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly comes to an end on November 8, while that of the 90-member Haryana House will end on October 27.
While Congress is ruling Haryana, the Congress-NCP alliance is ruling Maharashtra.
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