How sending notice to party, not candidate, for poll code violations marks a shift in EC response
In the past, the EC has sent general advisories to parties but whenever there is an MCC violation complaint against an individual, the notice goes to the individual rather than the party.
This time, the EC has sent notices to BJP and the Congress on complaints against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi. The Election Commission’s first ever notices to political parties for alleged Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violations by their star campaigners marks a significant shift in the institution’s response to such complaints.
In the past, the EC has sent general advisories to parties but whenever there is an MCC violation complaint against an individual, the notice goes to the individual rather than the party.
This time, however, the EC has sent notices to BJP and the Congress on complaints against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi. In the notices, it has underlined that individual star campaigners are responsible for their own speeches and the EC may, on a “case-by-case basis,” hold political parties accountable for any MCC violations by their campaigners.
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