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Amid Covid surge, political parties turn to digital mode for Assembly polls 

Business Standard | 09/01/2022 11:02 AM | Click to read full article

As Covid-19 infections are rising sharply amid the third wave of the pandemic and the Assembly elections in five states due in March, political parties have cancelled their physical rallies and have turned to digital modes to reach out to the voters.

Congress was the first party to cancel all the rallies and switch to virtual mode. The party will fix LED screens at important places and organize rallies where the interface will be minimal.

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