Why rallies being held during second COVID wave?

Breaking the previous single-day record of 63,729 new cases reported on April 16, Maharashtra added 67,123 new cases on Saturday, taking the state's overall tally to 37,70,707.

The state's Covid fatalities went up from 398 a day earlier to 419 on Saturday, compared to the highest single-day death toll of 481 recorded on April 2, taking the overall toll to 59,970, the worst in the country.

Amid continuous surge, several political parties are holding election rallies. Here's a detailed report on the same.