THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State election commissioner told the media that a decision on the date for local body polls will be taken after talks. He said they are moving forward with the election procedures and said the political parties have not asked to postpone it.

The NSS has given a letter seeking postponement of the polls. The health department has informed to conduct the polls following COVID guidelines. A queue can be arranged in the booth by maintaining social distance. Talks will be held with the health department, political parties and the police. Only after that, the dates will be announced. Election campaigning will also be as per protocol. Will advise that more than three people should not visit houses for campaigning, he said.

The polls for local bodies has to be conducted in October. It is not clear whether the polls would be held in October due to the rising number of patients.