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Nearing elections, India halts new policies. It's the law.

Indian elections, scheduled to start April 7, require government officials to stop announcing new projects and policies until balloting is complete in May. 

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Supporters of the Samajwadi Party shout slogans before they embark on a bicycle rally in New Delhi, India, last month. To ensure that officials don't use government to boost their election prospects, Indian law forbids any new programs or policies in the run-up to an election.
  • By Joseph Schatz Correspondent

India鈥檚 election dates are set, setting the stage for the most dramatic election in the world鈥檚 largest democracy in years.

But it also means no policy pronouncements out of Delhi until after the polls close in mid-May.

Elections across the country will start April 7 and continue in phases, with ballots cast in various parts of the enormous country through May 12. The results will be announced May 16.

Under Indian law, designed to ensure that elected officials don鈥檛 use the machinery of government for electioneering purposes, 鈥渢he regular functioning of government goes on, but they can鈥檛 announce any new projects or policies鈥� until after the election, notes our correspondent on the ground.

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