Written by Shubhangi KhapreMumbai | November 23, 2025 03:38 PM IST 2 min readZilla parishad elections in Maharashtra are likely to get delayed, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said. (File Photo)With the Supreme Court scheduled to hear the petition against OBC reservation in local body polls on November 25, zilla parishad elections in Maharashtra are likely to get delayed, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Sunday.Meanwhile, the voting for 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats in Maharashtra is scheduled on December 2, and the counting is slated to be held on December 3.Accordingly, the process of nomination, scrutiny and withdrawal has been completed.The State Election Commission (SEC), though, has not announced the election schedule for 29 municipal corporations, 32 zilla parishads and 336 panchayat samitis, which are also due for polls.Why the uncertainty over the zilla parishad polls?The Supreme Court last week told the Maharashtra government to consider deferring the process of nomination for local body elections till the issue of 27 per cent OBC reservation is adjudicated.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh posted the matter for hearing on November 25. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta asked for time to submit some additional documents concerning the dispute over the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota in local body elections.Earlier, the bench had said, “Why can’t you consider deferring the nomination process till we look into the issue?”Story continues below this adSolicitor General Mehta had submitted that only the nomination process for local body polls was being carried out for the time being.Appearing for parties opposing 27 per cent OBC reservation, Advocate Amol B Karande claimed that if nominations were allowed, the poll process would become irreversible.Following this, Justice Kant observed that the court was conscious of the fact and asked the petitioners to mention the matter on November 25.The local body elections in Maharashtra have been pending for the past five years over the OBC reservation issue.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Ajit PawarMaharashtra civic polls