ECI announced the schedule for Assembly polls in 5 states — Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.

Elections will be conducted in Madhya Pradesh on November 17. In the 2018 polls, Congress won 114 seats and BJP won 109.

A single-phase polling will take place on November 23 in Rajasthan.

Congress formed government in Rajasthan in 2018 with the support of parties like BSP and independents.

Chhattisgarh will see two-phase polls on November 7 and on November 17.

In 2018, Congress formed the government in Chhattisgarh, ending the 15-year rule of BJP.

A single-phase polling will take place in Telangana on November 30.

In 2018, the TRS won 88 of the 119 seats in Telangana and Congress finished second with 19 seats.

Polling will be held on November 7 in single phase in Mizoram.

The Mizo National Front (MNF), led by CM Zoramthanga, emerged victorious in the 2018 elections after securing 18 seats out of 40.