Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif on Monday said there will be no elections to local bodies in the state till 70 per cent population is vaccinated against Covid-19. Till Sunday, 2,76,99,419 people were inoculated against Covid-19 in Maharashtra, according to the health department.

NCP leader Mushrif was talking to reporters in Kolhapur when he was asked about Maharashtra minister and Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar's comment that he would not allow local bodies polls to be held in the state till the OBC quota issue is resolved. "Due to corona, there will be no elections till 70 per cent vaccination is done. So, till then, the quota issue will also be resolved," Mushrif said.