India, Aug. 6 -- Maharashtra state election commissioner Dinesh Waghmare on Tuesday said that local self-government elections are likely to be held after Diwali and may be conducted in phases due to limited availability of resources like electronic voting machines (EVMs).

Waghmare was speaking to reporters after reviewing preparations for the upcoming elections in Nashik.

"Considering the limited availability of resources such as EVMs, the state election commission is planning to conduct the elections in a phase-wise manner. A decision will be taken on whether to first hold elections for zilla parishads and panchayat samitis, or for municipal councils and municipal corporations. The final schedule is yet to be decided," he said.

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