MUMBAI: With the Election Commission of India saying election dates for Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana however not for Maharashtra on Friday, the discuss in political circles in Mumbai is that the meeting elections within the state are more likely to be held solely after Diwali, i.e., after November 2. The brand new authorities in Maharashtra must be fashioned earlier than November 26, the day the tenure of the present authorities ends.
On Friday, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar cited safety issues in J&Okay as the first purpose for Maharashtra elections being deferred however added that the updating of the voter checklist was delayed on account of the monsoon season.The state, he mentioned, can also be within the midst of “important cultural and non secular observances together with Ganesh Chaturthi, Pitru Paksha and Diwali, which might complicate the electoral course of if polls are held instantly.”
Sources within the ruling occasion mentioned it was essential to make sure Janmashthami and the Ganesh pageant went off with out a hitch. Then there may be Pitru Paksha when folks bear in mind their departed ones and no auspicious work is taken up. “Navratri is a busy season after which Dussera, which shall be adopted by Diwali. Festivities finish on November 2, and the election marketing campaign may be taken up from November 3,” sources mentioned.
The MVA hit out on the authorities and EC. Opposition chief Vijay Wadettiwar mentioned there’s a chance elections shall be held in November. The political environment within the state is in favour of MVA, he mentioned, and thus the federal government is “conspiring” to create instability within the state and win elections. “In the course of the Lok Sabha elections, a serious accident occurred, and so the Ladki Bahin scheme was introduced to enhance the state of affairs. By pushing elections additional, instability is being created within the state,” he mentioned. Aaditya Thackeray mentioned in a social media publish, “For all that discuss of “one nation, one election”, the Fully Compromised Fee (aka Election Fee) states “constraint on safety forces” as a purpose to not maintain elections in Maharashtra, with simultaneous elections in J&Okay.”
