Sr India election official quits

NEW DELHI, Mar 9: The second-highest official in Indias election commission, Arun Goel, resigned on Saturday, days ahead of the expected announcement of the dates for the next general election.

The Ministry of Law and Justice said in a gazette notification that Indias President Droupadi Murmu had accepted Goels resignation from his post as Election Commissioner, without citing a reason for his departure.

Reuters could not immediately contact Goel. A spokesperson for the Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A senior official at the Commission said they also did not know why Goel had resigned.    —Reuters