Overview
- A Congress delegation led by Vijay Wadettiwar met State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare to request acceptance of physical nomination forms alongside online filings.
- Wadettiwar and state Congress chief Harshawardhan Sapkal argued the lengthy online form seeks data already with the commission and that glitches could cause last-minute rejections.
- In a same-day clarification, the SEC said candidates must only enter details online, then print and sign the form and affidavit and file them with required documents to the Returning Officer.
- The SEC said the portal is open 24/7 until 2 p.m. on November 17, signed printouts are due by 3 p.m. that day, nominations will be accepted on Saturday, November 15, not on Sunday, November 16, and voting is on December 2 with counting on December 3.
- Congress said alliance decisions for civic polls will be clearer by the November 17 withdrawal deadline, stated there is no formal proposal to include the MNS in the MVA, and accused the Ajit Pawar-led NCP of playing a pro-BJP role.