<span style="color: #222222;">In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Election Commission has asked the Chief Secretaries of states where votes are being counted, to take immediate action to stop victory gatherings in their areas. <br />''<br />''This came following reports of people assembling in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and other poll-gone states where counting is underway, in large numbers to celebrate their parties' good performance in the assembly elections.</span><br />