Overview

• Opposition leaders met the Chief Electoral Officer and State Election Commissioner for a second day and sought postponement of civic and local body elections until the rolls are corrected.
• The State Election Commissioner said voter lists from last year’s Assembly polls will be used as is with only clerical corrections allowed and a fixed cut-off of July 1, 2025.
• Parties cited duplicate and bogus entries, deceased and migrated voters, and age anomalies, and demanded publication of additions and deletions, a Special Intensive Revision, and VVPAT use or ballot papers for key municipal contests.
• Uddhav and Raj Thackeray said they would wait a couple of days for a formal response, even as leaders noted the Supreme Court deadline to complete civic polls by January 31, 2026.
• Raj Thackeray’s participation with MVA leaders fueled talk of cooperation, with NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule saying inclusion of the MNS would be a collective decision.