Talking to reporters outside the poll panel’s office, Singhvi, flanked by Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole and other party leaders, said, “We had a discussion in a very cordial, constructive and positive atmosphere.
The Supreme Court was hearing the PIL challenging the poll panel’s communications whereby the maximum number of electors per polling station had been increased from 1200 to 1500.
Also on the anvil is a plan to launch a statewide signature campaign in Maharashtra demanding elections using ballot paper.
Party's Maharashtra in-charge, Ramesh Chennithala, has demanded the immediate arrest of BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde, who was allegedly caught red-handed distributing money to voters in Vasai Virar.
The Election Commission (EC) on Monday said seizures totaling more than Rs 1,000 crore have been reported so far in the ongoing Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, and by-elections in other states.
'The reason to select candidates should be based on merit and not winnability. Winnability can't be the only justification,' the top court directed.
'Ballimaran had the highest voter turnout at 71.58 per cent. Delhi cantonment area recorded lowest voter turnout at 45.36 per cent,' the Chief Election Officer Ranbir Singh said.
A fresh controversial statement on Shaheen Bagh was given by Union Minister Giriraj Singh earlier in the day who claimed Shaheen Bagh had become a "breeding ground for suicide bombers" conspiring against the country from the capital.
Meena, a 2010 AGMUT batch officer, was currently Additional DCP, Northeast.
EC ordered shifting of DCP Chinmoy Biswal whose charge includes Shaheen Bagh, the scene of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests since the past 2 months.
