Context: In the context of COVID-19 pandemic, it becomes crucial that as and when elections are announced anywhere, they are conducted with zeal and re-doubled care amidst the virus’s challenge.
Significance of elections amidst pandemic:
Way forward:
Conclusion: ‘Free, fair and safe’ should be the motto for the forthcoming elections while not allowing the virus emergency an ‘election surge’, would be a victory for democracy as much as for public health.