LUCKNOW, April 28 -- In view of marked rise in day temperature, those engaged in electioneering in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls here have made some adjustments in their public connect programmes to beat the heat so that both party workers and their supporters can be safeguarded from heatstroke. Lucknow recorded 42 degrees Celsius on Friday and there is no respite in sight from heatwave in near future.

BJP MLA from Sarojini Nagar, Rajeshwar Singh, said, "Since day one, we made it a point not to campaign between 12 noon and 4 pm. We connect with voters in door-to-door meetings between 7 am and 10 am and in evening, we do meetings in small groups. Most of the organisational meetings at ward level are held in the afternoon."

"Another duty is...