Mumbai: At a press conference held in Mumbai on Monday (December 15), the State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare on announced the dates and schedule for the long-delayed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in Mumbai.
While addressing the press conference, the SEC said that the BMC polls will be held on January 15, while the counting of votes will take place on January 16.
The last polls for the 227 wards were held in February 2017. Apart from Mumbai, the SEC also announced the dates for the other 28 Municipal Corporations, including Pune, Nagpur, Thane, Mira-Bhyandar, Vasai-Virar and Nashik.
The schedule as announced by the SEC is as follows:
Filing Of Nomination: December 23-December 30
Scrutiny Of Nomination Filed: December 31
Withdrawal of Candidature: January 2, 2026
Allotment of Election Symbol and Final List Of Contesting Candidate: January 3
Voting Date: January 15
Counting Of Votes: January 16
In Mumbai for the BMC polls the Mahayuti, comprising of the BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) and the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), is set to contest the polls together, while, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi is grappling with its stance on the including of the MNS in the MVA group. While the Shiv Sena (UBT) wants to fight jointly with the MNS, the Congress remains apprehensive, fearing a loss of north Indian votes due to the aggressive stance of the MNS against North Indians and other non-Marathi speaking people.
The Congress has said it will go solo for the BMC polls as it does not want to tie up with the MNS. It is also not in the mood of sharing prime seats with the UBT-led Shiv Sena.
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