On October 11, 2023, the Election Commission of India moved polling day in the Rajasthan assembly election from November 23 to November 25. November 23 was Dev Uthani Ekadashi, which opens the wedding season. The Commission cited “large-scale wedding/social engagement on that day,” which “may lead to reduced voters participation during poll.”
In January 2022 the Commission had moved polling in Punjab from February 14 to February 20, after parties asked for a delay because of Guru Ravidas Jayanti.