India, March 15 -- The Election Commission of India on Sunday announced the polling schedule for assembly elections in four states and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Voting will take place between April 9 and April 29, with the counting of votes scheduled for May 4.

The elections are widely being seen as a mid-term political test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party after their recent electoral successes in Bihar and Delhi.

According to the schedule announced by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the states of Assam, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry will vote in a single phase on April 9.

All 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu will go to the polls on April 23 to elect a new legislative a...