Maharashtra govt under CM Fadnavis marks 1st anniversary, 'Transforming Mumbai, Transforming Maharashtra' exhibition today

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 5 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, marks its first anniversary in office today, with the CM set to inaugurate a special portrait exhibition titled "Transforming Mumbai, Transforming Maharashtra" at the World Trade Centre.
According to officials, Chief Minister Fadnavis will inaugurate a portrait exhibition named "Transforming Mumbai Transforming Maharashtra" at the World Trade Centre today. The showcase has been curated to reflect the state's developmental journey under the current administration, highlighting Maharashtra's development from 2014 to now.
Meanwhile, the political atmosphere in the state remained active as senior leaders weighed in on the ongoing tussle surrounding local body elections.
Against the backdrop of disagreements among parties over campaign strategies, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterated that the elections must stay centered on local issues.
Shinde said that local body elections should remain focused on grassroots issues and the work of party workers.
Speaking to the reporters in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Eknath Shinde said, "Did I make allegations against CM? Or did he make allegations against me? Yes, it's true that these elections are local elections, which are fought on very local issues and are fought by the local party workers. Big political issues are not needed to be brought in these local body elections. But party workers like to see their senior leadership come and join them in these election campaigns..."
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the local body elections are driven by party workers, stressing that he has avoided making comments against opponents or allies and has focused only on campaigning for his party's candidates.
"These are local body elections in which workers of our party contest these elections and we try to reach to all parts of the state where the elections are being held to campaign and support our workers during our elections. The same workers do very hard work in our campaigning, so it's our responsibility also to come and campaign for them in their elections and it is done by everyone," Fadnavis told reporters.
"These were the elections where I had not made any comment on. Even my opponents. Let alone the issue of commenting on our allies. Today is the last day of the campaign for the elections, but I have not made any comments against anyone. I only campaign in support of candidates of our party," he said.
Today, the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has postponed elections in several municipal councils across Pune district after district court orders on key appeals were delivered later than the Commission's stipulated deadline.
The revised polling date for the affected councils and wards has now been set for December 20, officials said. (ANI)