Indias western Maharashtra state will hold assembly elections on 13 October, the countrys election commission says according to BBC online Monday.
Counting of votes in he important state will take place on 22 October. Voting will also be held in the states of Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh.
The elections will be the first major test of strength for the Congress party-led federal government, which has just completed 100 days in power. All the three states where polls have been called are currently ruled by the Congress party.
Maharashtra is one of India’s most important states. Its capital, Mumbai (Bombay), is the countrys financial centre.
