"Why is the Election Commission becoming an unnecessary party to the BJP's attempt to run away from the elections? The Election Commission has the constitutional responsibility and mandate. "In Gujarat RS elections, Congress complained to EC before counting began. "Why does the Election Commission become a party to that process. "We want to respectfully tell the Election Commission, please you have a constitutional mandate to fulfil, declare the elections immediately and enforce the model code of conduct in Gujarat ASAP," Tewari said.

Source: Times of India October 23, 2017 11:15 UTC