Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray (R) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray.
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Mumbai: A delegation of Oppositions led by two former chief ministers Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray met Maharashtra’s Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam.
Another delegation also met State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare in the wake of impending local bodies elections being dubbed as mini Vidhan Sabha polls.
The delegation led by Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) had detailed back-to-back meetings with the officers and flagged their concerns regarding various issues including discrepancies in voter list.
Uddhav, the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief; Pawar, the NCP (SP) supremo, Congress Working Committee member Balasaheb Thorat and MNS founder-president Raj Thackeray were part of the delegation that met Chockalingam.
They also submitted a memorandum to Chockalingam at Mantralaya, the state secretariat.
Leaders of CPI, CPI (M), peasants and workers party, Samajwadi Party were also part of the delegation.
Meanwhile, according to the latest development, on Wednesday, another meeting is scheduled together with the CEO and SEC with the leaders.