<p>Mumbai: With the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly polls round the corner, the Election Commission of India is holding back-to-back meetings in Mumbai for preparations in this western Indian state and held consultations with political parties and heard them out. </p><p>Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday evening. </p><p>They were received by Maharashtra’s Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam. </p>.ECI team arrives in Maharashtra to review assembly poll preparations.<p>The CEC presided over several meetings on Thursday.</p><p>The ECI met top Maharashtra officials including Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik and Director General of Police Rashmi Shukla.</p><p>Earlier in the day, the Commission had met representatives of national and state parties for their feedback.</p><p>The 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is expected to go to polls mid-November - and this would be the biggest state election after the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls.</p><p>The ECI delegation has two days packed with meetings with a wide range of stakeholders including political parties, state and enforcement officials, as well as district Collectors and Superintendents of Police.</p><p>The political parties came out with various suggestions. </p><p>The Congress has opposed the decision to set up polling stations in housing societies and asked for transfer of police officers who had served for long in a police station. </p><p>The BJP team asked that the polling days should be on weekdays and not weekends. </p><p>The Shiv Sena (UBT) has sought facilities for senior citizens.</p><p>The Shiv Sena NCP, NCP (SP), AAP, BSP representatives also conveyed their suggestions and demands. </p>
<p>Mumbai: With the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly polls round the corner, the Election Commission of India is holding back-to-back meetings in Mumbai for preparations in this western Indian state and held consultations with political parties and heard them out. </p><p>Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday evening. </p><p>They were received by Maharashtra’s Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam. </p>.ECI team arrives in Maharashtra to review assembly poll preparations.<p>The CEC presided over several meetings on Thursday.</p><p>The ECI met top Maharashtra officials including Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik and Director General of Police Rashmi Shukla.</p><p>Earlier in the day, the Commission had met representatives of national and state parties for their feedback.</p><p>The 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is expected to go to polls mid-November - and this would be the biggest state election after the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls.</p><p>The ECI delegation has two days packed with meetings with a wide range of stakeholders including political parties, state and enforcement officials, as well as district Collectors and Superintendents of Police.</p><p>The political parties came out with various suggestions. </p><p>The Congress has opposed the decision to set up polling stations in housing societies and asked for transfer of police officers who had served for long in a police station. </p><p>The BJP team asked that the polling days should be on weekdays and not weekends. </p><p>The Shiv Sena (UBT) has sought facilities for senior citizens.</p><p>The Shiv Sena NCP, NCP (SP), AAP, BSP representatives also conveyed their suggestions and demands. </p>