Nomination April 20 polling May 2.

Byline: Ahmad Fairuz Othman

KUALA LUMPUR: April 20 and May 2 have emerged as the likeliest dates for nomination and polling to take place.

While the Election Commission (EC) will reveal these details only tomorrow, pundits say April 20 is likely to be chosen for parties to officially name their candidates.

Those who spoke to the New Straits Times said this was a possible date, if one were to take into consideration that nomination had, by convention, been held within 10 days after the commission's announcement in the past.

If this date is chosen, and given Prime Minister and Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak's indication that the ruling coalition would announce its candidates a …