Party leaders keeping a tab on news channels will e-mail important news reports to them without any delay. Besides, important orders of the Election Commission as well as the party would be communicated to them promptly.

“The main objective of giving laptops to the candidates is to keep them updated with information and facilitate communication. They could also use it for management of poll expenditure,” said Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the party’s national vice-president and in charge of the UP poll campaign.

Naqvi said the candidates can use the the laptops for sending photographs and videos of their public meetings. The candidates, who are not conversant with the laptops can hire people, for the job for the election period.

All six regional and some district offices have been provided internet connection and other districts will get it by January 15, said a party leader. The candidates will also get the laptops soon after January 15.

Besides, the party will be using the GPS system to track movement of campaign vehicles and identify coordinate for safe landing of the helicopters of star campaigners.