The BJP’s 20-member committee will select candidates for the BMC elections, while the NCP has been left isolated by the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s preparations for the BMC elections are in full swing. They have finalized their alliance with the Shiv Sena and have also formed a 20-member committee to select candidates. Mumbai BJP President Amit Satam constituted the 20-member committee for the selection of candidates in the BMC elections. Besides President Amit Satam, the committee includes Union Minister Piyush Goyal, National General Secretary Vinod Tawde, State Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar, and several state cabinet ministers and MLAs.

BJP Election Committee for Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Election 2026

1 Amit Satam, President, BJP Mumbai
2 Ashish Shelar, Cabinet Minister, Maharashtra State and Election In-charge
3 Piyush Goyal, Union Minister
4 Vinod Tawde, National General Secretary, BJP
5 Rahul Narvekar, Speaker, Maharashtra Assembly
6 Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Cabinet Minister, Maharashtra State
7 Praveen Darekar, Group Leader, Legislative Council
8 Atul Bhatkhalkar, MLA
9 Bhai Girkar, Former Minister
10 Yogesh Sagar, MLA
11 Parag Alwani, MLA
12 Mihir Kotecha, MLA
13 Prasad Lad, MLA
14 Mrs. Manisha Chaudhary, MLA
15 Mrs. Chitra Wagh, MLA
16 Rajesh Shirwadkar, General Secretary, Mumbai BJP
17 Ganesh Khankar, General Secretary, Mumbai BJP
18 Acharya Pawan Tripathi, General Secretary, Mumbai BJP
19 Mrs. Shweta Parulkar, General Secretary, Mumbai BJP
20 Prabhakar Shinde, Former Group Leader, Municipal Corporation

NCP left out by BJP-Shiv Sena
Although the BJP and Shiv Sena are contesting the elections in an alliance, Ajit Pawar’s party has been left out of the local body elections, even though they are part of the state government and he is the Deputy Chief Minister. The BMC elections are scheduled for January 15th. The 227 seats have been divided between the BJP and Shiv Sena, with 150 seats already allocated. An agreement is expected soon on the remaining 77 seats. However, negotiations on these seats are likely to be tense between the two parties. According to sources, the BJP is only willing to offer 55 seats, while the Shiv Sena is demanding 90 seats.