By Hera Rizwan The Election Commission of India has directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to cease the delivery of Viksit Bharat messages via WhatsApp on immediate effect. The ECI’s directive also requires MeitY to promptly provide a compliance report on the issue. The Commission stated that despite the announcement of the General Elections 2024 and the implementation of the MCC, it had received numerous complaints regarding the continued delivery of such messages to citizens’ phones. In reply, MeitY notified the commission that while the letters were dispatch…