Concrete poll plans and implementation is going to pick up pace post Diwali. One hopes that they begin early, so that there is plenty of time to train staff—they will need special additional training about polls during pandemic, and there is also time to envision and fill in lapses or glitches.

If we have a decent timeline, then there is less panic and it gives authorities plenty of elbow room to fill in possible cracks or actually look at the scenario through a lens and see where they can make improvements or changes.

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BJP 32.76%

AAP 43.10%

INC 24.14%

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Last-minute work, like in any aspect in life, usually leads to panic, myopia and shoddy implementation which, in turn, will lead to significant problems come the voting day.

We must also note that the pandemic is taking a shifting, fluid form, and what is true today, may be very different tomorrow. This makes advance preparation even more important. Let us prove that the outbreak may be an obstacle, but with vision and intelligence we can get over this hurdle smoothly in the conduct of our life.