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News Desk: After the Madras High Court (HC) asked the Election Commission (ECI) to prepare a blueprint of how COVID protocols would be followed on the day of vote counting for 5 assembly elections, the poll body on Tuesday banned all victory processions on and after May 2. As per the notice issued by the EC, not more than 2 people will be allowed to accompany the winning candidate or his/her authorised representative to receive the certificate of election from the Returning Officer concerned.
Earlier on Monday, the Madras HC had pulled up the EC for “not stopping political parties” COVID-19 protocols during their campaign rallies for Assembly polls in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
