After two months and 21 days of long election schedules for 18th Lok Sabha elections of the country, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday (June 6th) lifted the effect of model code of conduct (MCC).

The ECI on Thursday issued a directives to the cabinet secretary of government of India and all Chief Secretaries of all states and union territories, Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of state that the provisions of Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which has enforced on March 16, 2024 with announcement of election schedules by the Commission and it remains in operation till the completion of the election process.

The Notification of ECI said that, now that the results in respect of the General Elections to the House of the People (Lok Sabha), 2024 and state legislative assemblies in the states of Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim and certain by-elections, the MCC has now been ceased with immediate effect.