Lucknow, March 19 -- Even though the Uttar Pradesh government has clarified that the three-tier panchayat elections in the state will be completed by July 12, but uncertainty looms on holding the world largest rural elections.
The government has said the Allahabad High Court order will be fully followed and the tenure of any public representative will not be extended beyond the stipulated date.
Earlier the high court sought the government view on holding the panchayat polls and fixed March 25 for panchayat officials to inform the court about their stand.
The final publication of electoral rolls for the panchayat polls were yet to be announced by the state election commission while several other norms such as reservation and the like were...