Odisha and Maharashtra seek poll code relief over Fani, drought

As political slugfest continued for the three remaining phases of Lok Sabha polls, the state governments of Odisha and
Maharashtra knocked at the doors of the Election Commission (EC) with requests to relax the model code of conduct. While Odisha faces the threat of “severe cyclonic storm” FANI, regions of Maharashtra are drought-affected.
 
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was in New Delhi to meet EC officials. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dharmendra Pradhan also called on Patnaik. Elections to Odisha’s 146 of 147 Assembly and 21 Lok Sabha seats concluded on Monday.
 
However, elections to Patkura Assembly constituency