India‘s election commissioner Arun Goel, the second-highest official in the country’s election commission, tendered his resignation on Saturday.
Goel’s resignation came as a surprise weeks ahead of the country’s general elections.
Officials say that the date of voting and counting was likely to be announced next week. Goel’s resignation has now put a question mark on that announcement.
India’s federal ministry of law and justice said in a gazette notification that President Droupadi Murmu had accepted Goel’s resignation.
The ministry, however, has not cited any reason for his resignation.
The election commission of India had a vacancy and the three-member panel is now left only with Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.
Source: Xinhua
