The State election authority has registered 256 FIRs pertaining to violation of the model code of conduct since the announcement of the election schedule on October 9.
Of these, 137 are related to political parties, including 16 on Congress candidates, 13 of the BRS, five on BJP, and three on Bahujan Samaj Party.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vikas Raj said that several complaints were received through the c-Vigil App as well as the toll free number, set up by the election authority on code violations and other irregularities and these are being looked into.