Relief for Uddhav, Maha legislative council polls on May 21
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday announced biennial election to nine legislative council..
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday announced biennial election to nine legislative council seats in Maharashtra, with polling to be held on May 21. The schedule of the elections, deferred earlier due to the lockdown, will allow chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to become a member of the state legislature before the May 27 deadline to remain in his post.
As for other elections currently on hold on account the Covid-19 crisis — including biennial polls to 18 Rajya Sabha seats as well elections to legislative council seats in Bihar, UP and Telangana — the EC said it would take a review next week.
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