Opposition’s voter list charge loses steam as experts say matter is too weak to hold up in court; but despite strong speeches and promises of court action, no petition has been filed so far

Twenty days after Opposition leader Uddhav Thackeray and other parties announced on November 1 that they would move court over alleged irregularities in the voter lists, there has been no progress. The Maha Vikas Aghadi , along with Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, accused the Election Commission of ignoring their demand to postpone local body elections until widespread errors — such as missing and duplicate names, incorrect age or gender entries and faulty addresses — were corrected.

To protest, the entire Opposition held a rally in Mumbai on November 1. But despite strong speeches and p

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