With the beginning of voting in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections in the state, the Election Commission of India imposed a ban on releasing exit or opinion polls related to the Vidhan Sabha elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat from Tuesday till 5 December.
Himachal went to polls on Saturday of 68 Assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh amid tight security arrangements. Meanwhile, people will cast their vote to choose their MLA and state CM in Gujarat in two phases on 1 and 8 December.
The prohibition on exit polls was announced by the ECI on Thursday. According to the issued order, any form of exit poll projections in print and electronic media will not be allowed from 8 am on 12 November to 5 pm on 5 December.