“To date (before the announcement of the general election), as many as 2,700 meetings, workshops and seminars have been conducted at various levels and more than 20 lakh suggestions were received from the youth”, said a source.Meanwhile, sources said the that government has reportedly initiated the process of notifying the dates of the 7-phase Lok Sabha elections by sending the Election Commission’s recommendation to President Droupadi Murmu.The first notification on LS polls is expected on March 20 for the first phase of polls, which is due on April 19 for 102 LS seats. The nomination process begins for a particular phase with the issuance of the notification as per the rules.Going by the book, the Cabinet recommended to the President to issue the notifications for the different phases after the EC sent the mandatory recommendation to the Union Law Ministry to notify the Lok Sabha election dates.Citing rules, sources said: “Under Section 14 (2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the EC sends its recommendation to the government which requests the President to clear the notification of the poll dates. Based on the recommendation, the Law Ministry prepares a proposal for the Union Cabinet, which recommends to the President to approve the issuance of notifications for the different phases.”
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