<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra State Election Commission today informed that as per the Supreme Court's verdict, local body polls for 106 nagar panchayats and the zilla parishads of Bhandara and Gondia and 15 panchayat samitis in the state slated on 21st December will go ahead, except in the seats which had been reserved for OBCs.</span> <br />''<br />''This comes a day after the Supreme Court stayed till further orders the local body election in the state on seats where there is reservation of up to 27 per cent for the OBCs. The apex court made clear that the election process for the other seats would continue.<br />''<br />''Speaking in Mumbai, State election commissioner UPS Madan said that the local body polls will go ahead in open category seats and those reserved for SCs and STs which would constitute around 75-80 per cent of the total seats. He added that for seats which had been reserved for OBCs, the SEC will take necessary action after the final SC verdict since this is an interim order.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Madan said the by-elections for 4 vacancies in 4 Municipal Corporations and 7,130 vacancies in 4,554 Gram Panchayats will also be held on 21st December. The election was declared subject to a petition filed in the Mumbai High Court. </span><br />