Alleging that there are 96 lakh fake voters in the electoral rolls, of which around eight lakh are in Mumbai and an equal number in Thane, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has dared the State Election Commission (SEC) and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to hold elections without rectifying voter lists.

MNS chief Raj Thackeray warned, “If you [SEC and CEO] want to hold elections peacefully, first fix the errors in the electoral rolls. Let me see how the elections are held.” On Sunday, Thackeray addressed party workers at the NESCO Centre in Goregaon, Mumbai.