Chennai: The Election Commission of India will announce poll dates for five States today. The poll panel has convened a press conference at 4.30 pm.

Tamilnadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry are due for assembly elections in April-May this year.

Election campaigning is already underway at a hectic pace in all four states and the UT of Puducherry.

In Puducherry, the incumbent government of Congress-DMK led by V Narayanasamy has already collapsed after the resignation of sitting legislators. The Centre has imposed President’s rule in the UT for now.

On Wednesday, the poll panel held a meeting to finalise the schedule for the upcoming polls to five states West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and UT Puducherry.

Reports said various requirements including the deployment of security forces, polling infrastructure etc. were assessed.