The model code of conduct that came into force on March 16 with the announcement of the Lok Sabha election has been lifted.In a communication to the Union Cabinet Secretary and state chief secretaries, the Election Commission said as results of Lok Sabha elections and assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh along with some assembly bypolls have been declared, “model code of conduct has ceased to be in operation with immediate effect”.