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The Supreme Court recently directed the Maharashtra State Election Commission to conduct elections of all local bodies by January 31, 2026. It also pulled up the Commission for not complying with its earlier order of May 6, directing it to notify the elections by September 6.

What are the reasons for the delay?

The continuous delay in conducting these elections is attributable not only to the pendency of the OBC (Other Backward Classes) reservation issue, but also the judicial delays, inconsistency, and lack of political will.

Today in Maharashtra, 29 Municipal Corporations, 248 Municipal Councils, along with hundreds of Nagar Panchayats, 32 out of 34 Zilla Parishads, 336 out of 351 Panchayat Samitis are run by administrators. While the biggest municipal corporation i

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