The Election Commission of India has extended the ban on physical poll rallies and road shows for the state Assembly elections till January 31.
The ban was imposed earlier this month citing the surge in the COVID-19 cases in the country.
However, Election Commission announced some relaxations for the political parties campaigns-
- Public meetings of political parties or contesting candidates in Phase 1 of the elections has been permitted from January 28 onwards. These must be held in designated open spaces with a maximum of 500 people or 50 per cent of the capacity of the ground.
- Public meetings of political parties or contesting candidates in Phase 2 of the elections has been permitted from February 1 onwards. These must be held in designated open spaces with a maximum of 500 people or 50 per cent of the capacity of the ground.
- For door-to-door campaigns, the maximum number of people has been increased from five to ten
