 "The camaraderie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar was evident during the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in New Delhi on February 23. (Photo: PTI)")
With the Mahayuti, Maharashtra’s ruling coalition, in clover after sweeping the 2024 Assembly polls, every party in the state faces its next major challenge: the elections to 27 municipal corporations, 232 municipal councils, and 125 nagar panchayats, all governed by local Acts. The corporations include the coveted and cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, which has been controlled by the undivided Shiv Sena for years.
The local body elections have been indefinitely deferred for the past four years. The matter is currently before the Supreme Court, following a plea seeking reservation for the Other Backward Classes. The court will hear the matter
