"panchayat-elections"

The polls will be conducted in four phases till February 21 with the first first one being held on Tuesday.

Panchayat polls in the state are scheduled to begin from February 9 and will go on till February 21 in four phases.

According to the notification issued on Saturday, nominations for the first phase of the four phase elections should have begun on Monday.

"As long as TDP government was in power, you did not think of elections, you did not bother about elections. When all the employees are in coronavirus fear psychosis, you are pressuring for conducting elections," said employees'

Cops' body said Covid situation was grave in the State and urged SEC to rethink about conducting the polls

The gram panchayat election will be held in four phases beginning February 5.