BJP任命的时任EC主席阿查尔·库马尔·乔迪（Achal Kumar Jyoti）违反EC章程，宣布喜马偕尔邦和古吉拉特邦的选举日期相隔13天，尽管着两个邦通常都同时举行选举。
In a break from its Code of Conduct, the EC’s BJP-appointed then-chief, Achal Kumar Jyoti, announced the dates for elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat 13 days apart, even though the two states normally go to the polls simultaneously.