The Election Commission (EC) has allotted broadcast and telecast time to national Parties for the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections. It said the facilities of use of broadcast time and telecast time will be available for national parties as well as recognised regional parties. The EC made it clear that political parties or politicians will not criticise other countries, or make any verbal attack on any community or religion, use defamatory or obscene remarks or incite violence during broadcast and telecast.
The EC has fixed 10 hours of telecasting time on the Doordarshan for national parties. Nearly, 15 hours of telecasting time on the regional Doordarshan Kendras has been allotted for national parties. For State parties, it has fixed 30 hours of telecasting time on the regional Doordarshan Kendras.