Election Commission double the broadcast time for Parties

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Election Commission of India has decided to double the broadcast  time allotted to each National Party and recognized State Parties in poll bound states.

• The election commission order states that a base time of 90 minutes will be given to each national party and recognized state party of Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. The facilities will be available from the regional kendras of All India Radio and Doordarshan.
• The earlier allotted time was 45 minutes.
• The time allotted to the recognized political parties in these states has been increased as due to the corona pandemic the emphasis is on avoiding rallies and maintaining  non physical contacts for campaigning