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Modi, Rahul will meet on next wk to name next CEC
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
|February 15, 2025
AS Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar is set to demit office on February 18, a selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet early next week to finalise his successor.
The panel's members include Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Home Minister Amit Shah. The panel could meet either on Sunday or Monday ahead of the retirement of incumbent CEC Rajiv Kumar.
The panel will choose Kumar's successor from a list of five names shortlisted by a search panel chaired by Law Minister Arjun Meghwal. The president will then appoint the CEC based on the recommendation.
This story is from the February 15, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar.
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