K'taka administration is fully prepared to hold polls

Bangalore, Mar 25(UNI) Karnataka Chief Secretary Sudhakar Rao today said that the state administration is fully prepared to facilitate the holding of assembly election by the Election Commission even if it desires to hold them before the deadline of the President's rule in May.

Mr Rao told reporters here that he is going to New Delhi tomorrow to attend a meeting convened by the Election Cmmission in this regard.

He said he would tell the Election Commission that the state administration is fully prepared for conducting of the polls whenever it disires.

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