Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday slammed the State Election Commission (SEC) for abruptly postponing elections to 24 nagar parishads, and 154 wards in 76 other nagar parishads and nagar panchayats to December 20, saying that the move is a calculated political manoeuvre, and that the democratic process in Maharashtra has been thrown into disarray, reported news agency IANS.

The SEC has "proven that its mind is not in the right place", and it does not possess the authority to postpone elections so suddenly, the party has said.