BJP Can Hold Virtual Rallies If Needed Amid Omicron Risk: Polls In-Charge

Several states have already announced night curfew as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

The BJP can hold virtual election rallies if the need arises due to stricter restrictions amid concerns over the spread of Omicron, a party's election in-charge has said. आयोग द्वारा लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश में निर्वाचन कार्याें की तैयारियों से संबंधित 75 जिलों के जिला निर्वाचन अधिकारियों, वरिष्ठ पुलिस अधीक्षक/पुलिस अधीक्षक, मंडलायुक्तों/ पुलिस महानिरीक्षकों के साथ समीक्षा बैठक की जा रही है। pic.twitter.com/X6tVwbx5zm

Several states have already announced night curfew as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Election rallies, where social distancing is problematic, are seen as worrisome with assembly polls just months away in big states like Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

"The BJP is ready for a virtual rally. We did virtual rallies before the (West) Bengal elections also," Union Minister and BJP election in-charge Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said today.

"During the pandemic, when all political parties in the world were in hibernation, even at that time BJP workers and supporters were working on virtual platforms," he said.