Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday alleged that the BJP and its allies had made every possible effort to secure a victory in the civic elections, raising serious concerns over the conduct of the polls.

Claims of polling agents carrying candidate lists in Kalyan-Dombivli

Thackeray claimed that in Kalyan-Dombivli, polling agents were found carrying lists of candidates, a practice he said was unprecedented. “Such issues were never faced or even heard of in earlier elections,” he remarked.