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Lok Sabha polls 2019: Does the present EC appear weaker than earlier ones?

Statistics with the ECI show that of the 40 alleged violations of model code of conduct decided by it, 29 have been about the ruling BJP

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Subhomoy Bhattacharjee New Delhi
How has the Election Commission of India (ECI) fared in this edition of the general elections as a regulator? These elections have been surrounded by largest ever number of reported violations of the model code of conduct. Have the reported differences between the Commissioners in deciding some of those, especially concerning alleged violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah, made it appear a weaker one, compared with earlier eras? Or does it come off better than the public spat in the run up to the 2009 polls, when chief election commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswami asked for

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