Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday (December 1, 2025) expressed displeasure over Maharashtra State Election Commission’s (SEC) decision to postpone local body polls in some constituencies across the state till December 20.
“I am unable to understand how they are interpreting rules to do this. I have spoken to several experts, including lawyer and so far, as I know, there is no provision to postpone polls a day before elections are scheduled,” said Mr. Fadnavis, while speaking to media persons during one of his campaigns for local body elections.
The first phase of local body elections were scheduled on Tuesday, December 2 for 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats. However, the State election commission ordered revision of the elections in at least 22 municipal councils and panchayats and postponed polls due to “procedural irregularities” and court cases.
Calling delay in elections “injustice towards candidates, Mr. Fadnavis said, “Due to revision, the campaigning efforts of the party workers for last 20 to 25 days has gone into vain.”
The elections for at least 22 regions in 6 divisions has been postponed, including Baramati Municipal Council, Fursungi–Uruli Devachi Municipal Council and others.
