New Delhi: A delegation of prominent citizens led by former Prime Minister I K Gujral met the 3-member Election Commission on July 19 and returned with an impression that there was no likelihood of an early poll in Gujarat "whether or not the state Assembly is prematurely dissolved".

"Determination of the date of elections and the conduct of the polls are the prerogative of the Election Commission which appears inclined to wait until it is satisfied that the right conditions prevail", the delegation of the Forum for Fraternity and Reconciliation said in a statement after the meeting.

The delegation was informed that the state's electoral rolls would be revised before the polls, it said.

The delegation told the Commission that in view of the continuing environment of insecurity and uncertainty in the state, advancing elections would be inimical to a free and fair poll.

PTI