But the situation in Bihar is vastly different. Narendra Modi attributed India’s success in tackling the pandemic due to the early imposition of lockdown, gradual phase-out in later stages and encouragement to the public for use of masks. The states must be prepared to face a fresh hike in the number of Covid cases if crowds continue to throng rallies and temples. There were big crowds of devotees thronging famous temples in Lucknow and Mirzapur. On Monday, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was speaking about how India achieved one of the highest Covid recovery rates of 88 per cent and the nation was now witnessing a gradual decline in the number of daily fresh Covid cases, huge crowds were attending election rallies of political leaders in Bihar. Opinion | COVID pandemic: A dangerous cocktail of politics and devotion
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