PANJIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said that the Zilla Parishad (ZP) polls, which were to be held on March 15, have been postponed to March 22.
Speaking to the media, Sawant said the polls were postponed due to a clash in the dates with the traditional Shigmotsav festival.
State Election Commissioner R K Srivastava had earlier said that the election for all 50 ZP constituencies would be held on March 15 and the schedule for filing nominations and counting would be issued later.
The elections would be held along party lines, wherein political parties can officially field their candidates in these constituencies, he said.
The five-year term of all the ZPs will end on March 23, before which the new body has to be in place.
