EC likely to hold Maharashtra legislative council polls on May 21
The Election Commission is likely to hold polls to the nine Maharashtra Legislative Council seats on May 21. Acting upon the request of Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari, the commission earlier on Friday (May 1) decided to conduct legislative polls before May 27.
The Election Commission is likely to hold polls to the nine Maharashtra Legislative Council seats on May 21, PTI reported.
Acting upon the request of Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari, the commission earlier on Friday (May 1) decided to conduct legislative polls before May 27.
The announcement is a breather for Thackeray who has time till May 27 to get elected to the state legislature, failing which he will have to step down as chief minister.
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Earlier the three ruling alliance partners in Maharashtra — the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress – had appealed to the EC to conduct the legislative council polls, saying social distancing and other precautions can be taken during the voting procedure.
Earlier, the state cabinet had also recommended appointing the Shiv Sena chief as a member of the Legislative Council as a Governor’s nominee, but there had been no progress on the proposal.
The Election Commission had deferred the elections to the nine legislative council seats that fell vacant on April 24 in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
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(With inputs from agencies)
