Political scenario in 5 states as Election Commission announces poll schedule

Political activities are set to become hectic with the Election Commission announcing the poll schedule for five assemblies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry. The BJP and the Congress are the two main parties which are contesting in all the five assemblies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda besides other party leaders have already started campaigning and so has Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on behalf of his party.