Overview

• A delegation led by Industries Minister Uday Samant met Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and commissioners Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi in New Delhi on July 29.
• Shiv Sena pressed for voter lists to be linked with Aadhaar numbers to boost transparency and credibility ahead of local self-government elections.
• The party demanded a thorough review of metropolitan rolls, particularly in Mumbai, to identify and remove Bangladeshi nationals from the electorate.
• Shiv Sena reiterated its backing for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s One Nation, One Election proposal, calling it crucial for reducing costs and preventing policy paralysis.
• The Election Commission has yet to agree to provide machine-readable voter data but is considering the feasibility of Aadhaar linkage and intensified list revisions.