Overview
- Naik said his long-time polling station was shifted from School No. 94 to St Mary’s High School, where the listed room was not found and his name was absent from the voters’ list.
- He alleged that family members living in the same building were assigned to three different polling centres.
- The minister said he would return to the polling site to seek clarification and warned that ordinary voters could face similar obstacles.
- Voting is underway for 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including Navi Mumbai, with counting scheduled for Friday.
- In Navi Mumbai, the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena are contesting separately after alliance talks failed, with the BJP fielding candidates for all 111 seats and Shiv Sena for 105.