India’s Poll Panel Member Quits Weeks Before National Elections
- With Goel’s resignation, poll panel is down to just one member
- Opposition political parties allege lack of transparency
Arun Goel, center.
Photographer: Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times/Getty Images
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India’s election commissioner Arun Goel resigned on Saturday, just weeks before the crucial national polls, sparking allegations of a lack of transparency in the country’s constitutional body.
India’s President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Goel with effect from March 9, 2024, a law ministry notification said, without specifying the reason for him stepping down. Goel had tenure until Dec. 5, 2027, and was next in line to become the chief election commissioner in February next year.