Overview

• An all-party delegation will meet the Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer on October 14 to flag alleged voter-list irregularities.
• Senior Congress leaders Balasaheb Thorat and Varsha Gaikwad will join the delegation alongside leaders from the Sharad Pawar NCP and Shiv Sena (UBT).
• Ramesh Chennithala said Rahul Gandhi presented evidence of election irregularities and that responses from election authorities were unsatisfactory.
• Congress units in Maharashtra prefer contesting civic polls independently, though a final call will follow local consultations, and there are no talks with the MNS.
• Chennithala criticized the Mahayuti government over fund diversion and farmer relief, while NCP Jalna district president Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz switched to Congress.