Dikhyaa Mohanty 
After Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, now the Punjab BJP has requested the Election Commission of India to postpone the election in Punjab on account of Guru Ravidas Jayanti on February 16.
According to the reports, The Punjab BJP wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra urging him to postpone the assembly election in Punjab on account of Guru Ravidas Jayanti.
As per the poll schedule of five states announced on January 8 by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the election in Punjab is to be held in a single phase on February 14. The parties have realized, albeit a bit belatedly, that Guru Ravidas Jayanti falls on February 16 this year, when the 645th birth anniversary of saint Guru Ravidas will be observed.
On January 15, Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi wrote to the Election Commission requesting Punjab polls to be postponed by at least six days so that devotees who will be travelling to Varanasi for Guru Ravidas Jayanti have enough time to return and cast their votes. The issue was brought to the CM’s notice by representatives of the scheduled caste community.
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Prakash has also urged the CEC to reschedule Punjab elections to date after February 18.
