In Chhattisgarh, the election schedule for the urban bodies and three-tier panchayats has been announced today. With this, the model code of conduct has come into effect across the state. Voting for the urban body elections will be held in one phase on February 11, whereas voting for the three-tier panchayat elections will be held in three phases on February 17, 20, and 23. State Election Commissioner Ajay Singh announced the election program in a press conference today in Raipur. He stated that the urban body elections will be conducted using EVMs, while the three-tier panchayat elections will be conducted using ballot boxes. The urban body elections will be held on a party basis, whereas the panchayat elections will be held on a non-party basis.