Both ruling, Opposition parties slam State Election Commission; NCP-SP casts doubt about EVM tampering; on Tuesday, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court directed the SEC not to commence counting procedures on December 3 for the local body polls held a day before

Both CM and Oppn express displeasure with Election Commission’s decision; though the detailed reasons for the postponement have not been made clear, those in the SEC office cited legal cases, scrutiny of nominations, and the failure to follow the verification