The Election Commission imposed ‘Model Code of Conduct’ (MCC) on the entire nation with immediate effect on March 10, 2019.
This is for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, following its announcement of the complete election schedule.
The Lok Sabha election 2019 will be held in seven phases this year, and counting will start on 23 May 2019.
The term of the present 16th Lok Sabha ends on June 3.
MCC deals with eight key provisions – general conduct, meetings, processions, polling day, polling booths, observers, the party in power and election manifestos.
If a party violates the MCC, they cannot be charged for violating a section of the code as it has no statutory backing.