Lower electricity bills
· Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024
Last updated 25 Oct 2026
What does this status mean?
Meaningful delivery has occurred, but the stated commitment is incomplete.
Status describes delivery. Confidence describes how strong the available evidence is.
Original manifesto wording
“Cut electricity bills by 30%, supported by renewable energy.”
Our Assessment
MERC's March 2026 order provides MSEDCL tariff relief, with residential average billing rates declining by slab. This does not establish the promised 30% reduction in total electricity bills statewide. Future tariff schedules and solar-hour rebates are not counted as an achieved 30% bill cut.
The reasoning behind the verdict
Why this assessment?
Reviewed
01 · Delivery status
Why partially done?
Approved tariff relief establishes partial implementation; the full statewide bill-reduction target remains unverified.
02 · Strength of evidence
Why medium confidence?
Primary government records document implementation; the broad statewide outcome is not fully measured.
What would help us reassess?
The documents that could clarify delivery of this commitment.
- Comparable bills at unchanged consumption, including fixed charges, wheeling, fuel adjustments and taxes, across electricity suppliers.
Status describes delivery. Confidence describes the evidence.
Read our methodology ↗Sources & Evidence
NCP separately endorses overlapping statewide pledge — Assembly release reporting
BJP separately endorses overlapping pledge — MumbaiVotes English compilation PDF page 11 (not original pagination)
ABP — joint Mahayuti campaign guarantees
BJP Sankalp Patra 2024 — Social Justice, item 13 (supplied transcription; original page number unverified)
BJP Maharashtra 2024 official manifesto — page 11 (verified from supplied screenshot)
MSEDCL — current tariff-order register
MERC — revised MSEDCL tariff order, 25 March 2026; Tables 8 and 11, Annexure II
Promise Timeline
FY 2026-27 MSEDCL rates take effect under Annexure II. Rates vary by consumer category and slab; this schedule is not a statewide bill-savings total.
View sourceMERC issues its post-remand MSEDCL tariff order, approving category-specific relief and solar-hour rebates. A uniform 30% total-bill reduction is not established.
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