Gujarat Election 2017: What is Model code of conduct?

A quick guide to help you understand model code of conduct, amid various accusations and counter-accusations by BJP and Congress

The final phase of voting in Gujarat has come to an end and things that are now grabbing the media and public attention are not just the 68.7 per cent voter turnout, but Prime Minister's 'roadshow' in the Ahmedabad constituency. The Opposition is crying foul that this is a breach of the 'model code of conduct', and is also questioning the objectivity of the Election commission.

Senior Congress leaders like P Chidambaram and Shashi Tharoor, in a scathing attack on PM Modi, said the BJP blatantly breached the model of conduct.  The eaders also targeted the EC for inaction