Updated On: 15 January, 2026 02:17 PM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Questioning the role of the State Election Commission, Thackeray asked why the Commission and its staff were drawing salaries if repeated complaints were not being addressed

Uddhav Thackeray. Pic/Ashish Raje
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday alleged that the BJP and its allies had made every possible effort to secure a victory in the civic elections, raising serious concerns over the conduct of the polls.
Thackeray claimed that in Kalyan-Dombivli, polling agents were found carrying lists of candidates, a practice he said was unprecedented. “Such issues were never faced or even heard of in earlier elections,” he remarked.