Overview
- Maharashtra’s State Election Commission formally asked the ECI to defer any Special Intensive Revision until the end of January 2026, citing shared field staff committed to local-body polls under a May 6 Supreme Court directive.
- The state’s calendar includes polls for 29 municipal corporations, 247 municipal councils, 42 of 147 nagar panchayats, 32 of 34 zilla parishads, and 336 of 351 panchayat samitis, with ward delimitation and electoral-roll bifurcation still in progress.
- In West Bengal, the EC opted to begin the revision only after the October festive period, with officials indicating a likely November start.
- Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti warned Bengal officials that slippage beyond about seven days could disrupt the nationwide timetable for the exercise.
- The EC reaffirmed strict criteria for appointing EROs and AEROs following complaints about improper postings, while Maharashtra officials said a response to their deferral request is still awaited.