Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition seeking counting of votes on the same date for two different phases of Gujarat civic polls.Counting of votes for two different phases of the civic polls will be carried out on two different dates—February 23 for six municipal corporations and March 2 for 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats. Notably, the Gujarat High Court had rejected the same petition on Friday after which the petitioners approached the Supreme Court. However, they failed to get any relief from the top court as well. The Supreme Court also said that the civic elections will be held as per the schedule already declared by the State Election Commission.

Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition seeking counting of votes on the same date for two different phases of Gujarat civic polls.Counting of votes for two different phases of the civic polls will be carried out on two different dates—February 23 for six municipal corporations and March 2 for 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats. Notably, the Gujarat High Court had rejected the same petition on Friday after which the petitioners approached the Supreme Court. However, they failed to get any relief from the top court as well. The Supreme Court also said that the civic elections will be held as per the schedule already declared by the State Election Commission.