"Helps Parties With Deeper Pockets": Opposition Questions 7-Phase Election
NDTV
The 44-day voting period will be the second-longest after the first Lok Sabha election in 1951-52.
After the Election Commission declared that the Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases between April 19 and June 1, opposition parties have welcomed the announcement, but some have pointed out that the spread-out polling process is likely to benefit the BJP. The Congress has also asserted that the upcoming polls will be the last chance to save democracy.
The Trinamool Congress has also said the poll body did not take into account the West Bengal government's suggestion of holding the elections in one or two phases. It said that the seven-phase polling in the state once again will help "parties with deeper pockets".
The 44-day voting period will be the second-longest after the first Lok Sabha election in 1951-52, which was spread out over four months.
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