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According to the schedule, the notification would be issued on March 6, the last date of filing nominations would be March 13 and polling would be on March 26, from 9 am to 4 pm. Naidu said some of the members will return to the House after re-election. Lucknow, Patna, On April 2, the terms of seven seats in Maharashtra, four in Odisha, six in Tamil Nadu and five in West Bengal would end. We promise to deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda. To enable wide dissemination of news that is in public interest, we have increased the number of articles that can be read free, and extended free trial periods. But the Congress, which is part of the ruling alliance led by the JMM, named Shahzada Anwar as an extra player in the contest in its bid to make the election of BJP state president Deepak Prakash difficult, as JMM patron Shibu Soren is expected to easily win the polls. 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