People holding ministerial positions cannot even attend official functions and are barred from using government vehicles while travelling in areas where the election is on. Representational pic

There is nothing scary for a government than the model of code of conduct for elections. The BJP government in Maharashtra, which will complete two years later this month, has decided to petition election authorities for some relaxations because it has been barred from taking any policy decision, or implementing development programmes in view of local self-government elections to be held in 25 districts in November, December and January.