The election process for states going to polls is expected to be set in motion as the Election Commission is likely to announce dates in this regard in the middle of next week.
The terms of legislative assemblies of Maharashtra is coming to an end on November 8.
Sources in the poll body said festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Dussehra and Diwali and the deployment of central forces will decide the dates of assembly polls in Maharashtra.
The Election Commission has already ordered summary revision of electoral rolls in the states going for polls.
Stakes are high for the BJP in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Haryana as the party and its allies had swept the Lok Sabha elections.
Haryana and Maharashtra are ruled by the Congress along with its allies. The minority Jharkhand Mukti Morcha government in Jharkhand is supported by the Congress.
