The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced the immediate withdrawal of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) following the completion of the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union Territory of Puducherry, after the formal declaration of results by Returning Officers in the respective states.
Even before the dust has settled on polling day, political tempers in North Bengal are refusing to cool ~ spilling over into administrative decisions, public outreach programmes, and even questions over the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
In a significant disciplinary action, the Commission has suspended four Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in separate incidents in North 24-Parganas and Birbhum districts over alleged violations of the model code of conduct (MCC).
The Trinamul Congress (TMC) has lodged a formal complaint with the Election Commission of India, alleging serious violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her recent visit to West Bengal.
In a major breakthrough the railway protection forces (RPF) seized cash and gold worth over one crore during the ongoing election vigilance.
According to police, during picket checking, six individuals were apprehended, and Rs 1,50,60,000 in unaccounted cash was seized at three different locations.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Monday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) alleging that BJP's poll candidates are conducting registrations for women for their scheme in which they will distribute cash and promise to give houses and land rights.
International Cricket Council (ICC) chair Jay Shah has been inducted into the new Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) advisory board, which will replace the club’s world cricket committee, active since 2006.
Jay Shah, the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and Sourav Ganguly, the ex-India captain and former BCCI President, have joined the newly-formed World Cricket Connects Advisory Board, said the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
After two weeks of enforcing the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in view of the scheduled assembly elections in Delhi, the police have registered altogether 504 cases for MCC violations.
