Polling began on Saturday for president and member posts in 23 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, along with 143 vacant seats across Maharashtra.
Voting is being held from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, with counting for all phases scheduled on December 21 from 10 am.
The contest has turned multi-layered, with BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde), NCP (Ajit Pawar) facing both the MVA and “friendly fights” within alliances.
Maharashtra Municipal Polls Begin for 23 Councils
Voting underway amid multi-cornered contests within Mahayuti and MVA camps
Summary
On Saturday morning, polls began for the presidential and member positions in 23 municipal councils and nagar panchayats throughout Maharashtra, as well as for 143 vacant member positions in these local bodies.
Voting will take place from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
According to a statement from the State Election Commission, voting for all municipal councils and nagar panchayats, including those that cast ballots on December 2, will be counted on December 21.
Voting for 263 municipal councils and nagar panchayats took place during the first phase.
Municipal presidents and members had been elected unopposed in many places.
On December 21, vote counting will start at 10 a.m. at all relevant locations.
The BJP, Ajit Pawar's NCP, and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena are among the ruling alliance partners running against one another in some areas.
The poll battle became multi-dimensional with the BJP-led Mahayuti and the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) locking horns, interspersed by "friendly fights" among the alliances
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