A formal nod for issuing notifications for the commencement of General Election process was given by the government on Wednesday. A meeting of the Union Cabinet,chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,approved the issue of notifications by the President for the five-phase polls beginning April 16. The notifications will be on March 23,March 28,April 2,April 7 and April 17,Home Minister P Chidambaram told reporters here. The Election Commission had announced the schedule for General Elections as well as to the Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh,Orissa and Sikkim to be held on April 16,April 23,April 30,May 7 and May 13. The Representation of the People Act requires that the President shall issue notifications for the General Elections.
