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BMC Election 2026: Getting complaints that voting ink can be wiped off using sanitiser, says Raj Thackeray
Updated On: 15 January, 2026 03:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The MNS chief said the earlier indelible ink had been replaced with a new pen, about which complaints had been received. He claimed the ink could be wiped off using hand sanitiser, raising concerns that a voter could erase the mark and attempt to vote again
Raj Thackeray outside the polling booth in Dadar on Thursday. Pic/Atul Kamble
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday alleged irregularities in the voting process, claiming that a change in the indelible ink pen used during polling could enable malpractice.
Mumbai | MNS chief Raj Thackeray says, "The ink that was used before is being replaced with a new pen, and there are complaints about this new pen. If you use a hand sanitizer, the ink disappears. Now, the only option left is to apply the ink, go outside, wipe it off, and then go… https://t.co/yRi4YIjryr pic.twitter.com/4P7ECMNify
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