With the uncontested-victory case (in Panchayat elections) still pending in the Supreme Court, the Bengal Government on Tuesday issued a circular, appointing administrators to run the civic boards for the coming 90 days or till the Supreme Court verdict comes in. About 20,000 panchayat seats were won uncontested in the May 2018panchayat elections leading the opposition parties to move the ApexCourt challenging the results.
The circular said the Government was appointing DMs, SDMs and BDOs torun the boards till an order was passed by the Supreme Court. The circular will remain valid for 90 days.