SC gives Tamil Nadu SEC four months to complete urban local body polls
The Hindu
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, for the Election Commission, originally asked for time till April 2022 to complete the polls.
The Supreme Court on September 27 gave the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) four months to complete elections to urban local bodies in the State.
Appearing before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, for the Election Commission, originally asked for time till April 2022, that is, seven months, to complete the polls and report back to the court.
However, the senior lawyer immediately agreed to inform the Election Commission about the four-month deadline given by the Supreme Court to hold the elections.
Senior BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday (November 23, 2024) said the landslide victory of the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly election was historic, and that it reflected people’s mindset across the country. She added that the DMK would be unseated from power in the 2026 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu and that the BJP would be the reason for it.