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    New Lows in the Indian General Election Campaign

    Ronojoy Sen

    13 May 2019

    The ongoing Indian general election campaign has been marked by personal attacks and inflammatory remarks. While India’s Election Commission (EC) has penalised some political leaders, the EC and its Model Code of Conduct have looked increasingly impotent in checking the coarseness of the election campaign.