Voting for the 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis will now be held on February 7, instead of the earlier date of February 5, the Maharashtra State Election Commission said on Thursday

BJP swept the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation mayoral polls. The polls were conducted by a show of hands, replacing the earlier secret ballot system. After raising their hands, councillors also gave verbal confirmation before the presiding officer, nominated councillor Ramneek Singh Bedi, who oversaw the mayoral election