States » WestPosted at: Oct 15 2025 7:21PM


Thackerays, Congress, Sharad NCP demand delayed local polls

Mumbai, Oct 15 (UNI) Leaders of all Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) opposition parties, including the Congress, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, besides the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) today demanded that elections to the local civic and municipal bodies in Maharashtra must be postponed until discrepancies in voters' lists are resolved.
Addressing media persons after all the opposition parties met Maharashtra State Election Commissioner to discuss bogus names in voters' lists, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said, "All political parties have come together. We had also written to the BJP, but they did not come. Before the assembly elections, we had written a letter in November 2024, in which we had said that some BJP people were playing with voters' lists and including voters as they liked. Are they election commissioners or are they puppets? I told election officials that if you want to hold elections, then make a selection without holding elections. But, we will not tolerate dictatorship. Who is the father of the Central Election Commission and the Maharashtra State Election Commission? We would like to know."
At the press conference, Sharad Pawar-led NCP leader Jayant Patil, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, senior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray raised questions about the discrepancies in voters' lists and the role of the Election Commission, as well as demanded that local body elections should be postponed until all discrepancies are resolved.
Please log in to get detailed story.
Tags: #Thackerays# Congress# Sharad NCP demand delayed local polls
More News

Major setback to Uddhav Thackeray, MLA Prakash Surve joins Shinde Shiv Sena

14 Nov 2025 | 1:51 AM

Mumbai, Nov 13 (UNI) As the municipal elections approach, the Shiv Sena (Thackeray faction) continues to face setbacks. In a major blow, Magathane MLA Prakash Surve quit the Thackeray camp and joined the Shinde-led Shiv Sena here on Thursday.

see more..

Maha CM Fadnavis inaugurates water treatment plant

14 Nov 2025 | 1:41 AM

Nashik, Nov 13 (UNI) CM Devendra Fadnavis today inaugurated Nashik Municipal Corporation’s 274 MLD Vilholi Water Treatment Plant (WTP) and the augmentation of the Mukane water supply scheme. Valued at Rs 370 crores, this turnkey project aims to ensure safe, reliable, and sustainable water delivery to over 55 lakh residents of Nashik by 2055 and will also serve approximately 1 crore religious tourists during the upcoming 2027 Simhastha Kumbh Mela.

see more..

Gadchiroli schools to get solar power, boosting digital education through Ambani initiative

14 Nov 2025 | 1:31 AM

Gadchiroli, Nov 13 (UNI) In a landmark step to strengthen education in the Naxal-affected Gadchiroli district, the Rosy Blue Foundation, led by Shloka Ambani, has partnered with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to launch the 'Solar Schools Project', providing uninterrupted electricity to remote district council schools.

see more..

Maha: Revised schedule released for municipal corporation polls

14 Nov 2025 | 1:22 AM

Mumbai, Nov 13 (UNI) The Maharashtra State Election Commission has released a modified timetable for compiling voter lists in preparation for elections across twenty-nine municipal corporations. This revised programme replaces the earlier schedule that was issued on November 4.

see more..

AIIMS Nagpur PG student commits suicide

14 Nov 2025 | 12:48 AM

Nagpur, Nov 13 (UNI) A postgraduate medical student at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Nagpur allegedly died by suicide at her private apartment, police said on Thursday.

see more..