Maha: Civic polls can be held only after monsoon, SEC tells SC
Polls to key municipal corporations including Mumbai, Pune, Thane and Nashik are set to be delayed till the end of September, with the state election commission (SEC) submitting an affidavit in Supreme Court saying that the time taken to prepare for the polls will stretch till June, by which time the monsoon will begin. Elections cannot be held during the monsoon months since it poses logistical challenges, the SEC has pointed out.