Jamshedpur, Feb. 17 -- Biscuits, electric wires among many other charges have drawn cases for violation of model code of conduct (MCC) in the run-up to the municipal elections of Chaibasa Nagar Parishad (CNP), Adityapur Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Kapali Nagar Parishad (KNP), people aware of the matter said on Monday.

A case has been lodged against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) backed candidate for the post of CNP chairperson Ramesh Khirwal alias Laddu for distributing biscuits during campaigning in Chaibasa because he has been allotted 'Biscuit' as his polling symbol for the voting for the municipal elections on February 23.

"The magistrate on-duty took cognizance of the matter after a complaint was lodged with him alleging that...