Overview
- The state ordered a four-day dry period from January 13 to 16 across 29 municipal corporations, closing liquor shops, bars and permit rooms with strict enforcement warned.
- In Mumbai, the Collector mandated closures from January 14 to 16, with sales to resume on January 16 once results are declared after counting expected to take two to three hours.
- Polling for municipal corporations is scheduled for January 15 with counting on January 16 in cities including Mumbai, Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
- The Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange will remain shut on January 15 as a trading holiday tied to the elections.
- The vendors’ association contends the curbs should be limited to polling hours and disputes using Section 135-C for local polls, as the court issued notices, sought replies by February 10 and listed a further hearing in March.