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 promises of court action, no petition has been filed so far. When asked why the case has not been filed, a senior Opposition leader said on condition of anonymity, “When we sought legal advice, experts told us the case is weak and unlikely to hold up in court.”