Overview
- Maharashtra’s chief minister said the BJP, the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP will settle seat-sharing locally, with a “respectful” post-poll arrangement where pre-poll deals do not take shape.
- He rejected calls to delay the elections, citing a Supreme Court direction that polls cannot be postponed.
- The announced phase covers 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats to elect 6,859 members and 288 presidents.
- Opposition parties in the Maha Vikas Aghadi alleged discrepancies in voter rolls and accused the government of rushing the timeline.
- Schedules for 29 municipal corporations, 32 zilla parishads, and 336 panchayat samitis remain pending as both alliances continue internal seat discussions.