Mumbai, Jan. 4 -- The unopposed election of a large number of candidates in the run up to the municipal corporation polls is set to remain under a cloud, with opposition parties preparing to challenge the process in court.
Alongside the State Election Commission's inquiry, legal action against the unopposed selection procedure is being planned, leaders of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have indicated.
Across various municipal corporations in Maharashtra, as many as 67 candidates have been elected unopposed. A majority of these candidates belong to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction). One candidate from Malegaon, representing the Islam Party, has also been elected unopposed.
Opposition parties have st...