New Delhi, April 25 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's is likely to get a clean chit from Election Commission of India (ECI) in a complaint accusing him of violating the election model code of conduct (MCC) during campaigning in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, on April 9.

The complaint referred to PM Modi's reference to the construction of the Ram Temple, development of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, and the union government's action of bringing back copies of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy book, from Afghanistan.

The EC is likely to say that these three instances do not constitute an appeal to vote in the name of religion, according to a report by The Indian Express.

The commission has decided that these do not violate the MCC, the repor...