During an all-party interaction with Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday, the Congress demanded that the state Director General of Police Rashmi Shukla be removed before the elections. Mahayuti allies Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have demanded a single-phase Assembly election. The BJP presented a comprehensive petition pertaining to various issues that dog the voters.

Sena ex-MP Rahul Shewale and NCP minister Anil Patil said they suggested conducting polling on a single day instead of multiple days. Shewale’s other demand was to increase the poll expense limit by Rs 20 lakh. The Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) delegation demanded better facilities for the voters.