The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has delivered a crucial ruling on the Maharashtra municipal council and nagar panchayat elections. The court directed that the results of all elections across the state must be declared on 21 December, even if polling for some councils is completed earlier.
The order comes amid increased tensions over the civic body elections after the Maharashtra State Election Commission earlier postponed voting on 24 municipal councils (20) and nagar panchayats (4) after detecting widespread irregularities. These civic bodies were scheduled to go to the polls today, but will now vote on December 20.
