COVID-19 Election Commission Bans Victory Processions Over Poll Results
The Election Commission has come under tremendous fire in recent days over Covid. Highlights Poll panel protocol for parties to curb infections were mostly ignored For the sixth straight day today, India logged over three lakh cases New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has banned all victory processions on the day of -- or even after -- counting of votes (May 2) polled to the five states in the past few weeks amid a COVID-19 surge. Legislative Assembly polls were scheduled in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, and Puducherry in eight phases, beginning March 27 and ending April 29...
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