Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has officially sounded the poll bugle for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections by declaring its first set of candidates on Monday. The party unveiled 66 names in its opening list, marking the start of an aggressive campaign for Mumbai’s civic body elections expected to take place in January next year.
After a strong showing in the recent municipal council and nagar panchayat elections across Maharashtra, the BJP is entering the BMC race with renewed confidence. Party leaders believe the momentum from these local body victories will help them strengthen their position in Mumbai, where civic politics carries high political and symbolic value.
The BJP is contesting the BMC polls as part of the Mahayuti alliance, along with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. While the formal seat-sharing formula between the two allies has not yet been made public, political sources indicate that the BJP is preparing to contest around 140 of the total 227 wards, with the remaining seats expected to go to the Shinde faction.
The first list reflects a blend of women candidates, seasoned local leaders and fresh faces, suggesting a strategy that combines experience with grassroots outreach. Several candidates have been fielded from key residential and commercial pockets of the city, underlining the party’s intent to build a strong ward-level presence.
BJP’s First List of 66 Candidates for BMC Elections
Ward 227: Harshita Narvekar
Ward 2: Tejasvi Ghosalkar
Ward 7: Ganesh Khankar
Ward 10: Jitendra Patel
Ward 13: Rani Trivedi
Ward 14: Seema Shinde
Ward 15: Jigna Shah
Ward 16: Shweta Korgaonkar
Ward 17: Shilpa Sangore
Ward 19: Dakshata Kavathankar
Ward 20: Bala Tawde
Ward 23: Shivkumar Jha
Ward 24: Swati Jaiswal
Ward 31: Manisha Yadav
Ward 36: Siddharth Sharma
Ward 37: Pratibha Shinde
Ward 43: Vinod Mishra
Ward 46: Yogita Koli
Ward 47: Tejinder Singh Tiwana
Ward 52: Preeti Satam
Ward 57: Shrikala Pille
Ward 58: Sandeep Patel
Ward 59: Yogita Dabhadkar
Ward 60: Sayali Kulkarni
Ward 63: Rupesh Savarkar
Ward 68: Rohan Rathod
Ward 69: Sudha Singh
Ward 70: Anish Makwani
Ward 72: Mamta Yadav
Ward 74: Ujjwala Modak
Ward 76: Prakash Musale
Ward 84: Anjali Samant
Ward 85: Milind Shinde
Ward 87: Mahesh Parkar
Ward 97: Hetal Gala
Ward 99: Jitendra Raut
Ward 100: Swapna Mhatre
Ward 103: Hetal Gala Marvekar
Ward 104: Prakash Gangadhare
Ward 105: Anita Vaity
Ward 106: Prabhakar Shinde
Ward 107: Neel Somaiya
Ward 108: Deepika Ghag
Ward 111: Sarika Pawar
Ward 116: Jagruti Patil
Ward 122: Chandan Sharma
Ward 126: Archana Bhalerao
Ward 127: Alka Bhagat
Ward 129: Ashwini Mate
Ward 135: Navnath Ban
Ward 144: Bablu Panchal
Ward 152: Asha Marathe
Ward 154: Mahadev Shigvan
Ward 172: Rajshri Shirodkar
Ward 174: Sakshi Kanojia
Ward 185: Ravi Raja
Ward 190: Sheetal Gambhir Desai
Ward 195 (Worli): Rajesh Kangane
Ward 196: Sonali Sawant
Ward 207: Rohidas Lokhande
Ward 214: Ajay Patil
Ward 215: Santosh Dhole
Ward 218: Snehal Tendulkar
Ward 219: Sunny Sanap
Ward 221: Akash Purohit
Ward 226: Makarand Narvekar
