Mumbai: Amid charges of vote-chori and discrepancies in voters’ list by the opposition parties and allegations of vote-jihad by the BJP-led ruling alliance, the State Election Commission on Tuesday set the ball rolling for the much-awaited local bodies elections in Maharashtra by announcing the poll schedule for 288 nagar parishads (municipal councils) and nagar panchayats (town panchayats).

Over one crore of the state’s population will vote for this crucial election — 246 nagar parishads and 42 nagar panchayats — spread across the five geographical regions of Konkan, Western Maharashtra, North Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha.

The voting is scheduled on 2 December, 2025.

Counting of votes would be taken up on 3 December, 2025.

The Supreme Court has directed the process of local bo

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