Campaigning for the upcoming Maharashtra civic body polls has officially concluded, with the State Election Commission (SEC) enforcing the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) across the concerned districts. This development is significant as Maharashtra is in the midst of multi-phase local body elections, adhering to a Supreme Court-extended deadline. Specifically, campaigning for the elections to 29 municipal corporations across the state ended at 5:30 PM on January 13, 2026, in anticipation of polling on January 15, 2026. Voters will head to the polls for these civic bodies on January 15, with vote counting scheduled for January 16, 2026. In a separate but related development, the SEC also announced the schedule for elections to 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis. For these rural local bodies, nominations will be accepted from January 16 to 18, 2026, followed by scrutiny on January 19, and the last date for withdrawal of nominations on January 21. Symbols will be allotted and the final candidate list published on January 22, with polling set for February 5, 2026, and vote counting on February 7, 2026. The SEC stated that the model code of conduct for these polls has also come into effect. The Supreme Court had previously set a deadline of January 31, 2026, for the completion of local body elections in the state, but recently granted a two-week extension following a request from the SEC, pushing the final completion date slightly further. The ongoing election process has been complex, partly due to legal battles concerning Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation, which had previously stalled elections in various local bodies since 2022. The voter list prepared by the Election Commission of India as of July 1, 2025, will be utilized for these elections. The ongoing polls are critical for local governance and are being closely watched for their political implications in Maharashtra.