The manifesto was unveiled by former Delhi CM Atishi, who said Mumbai’s civic decline was the result of decades of corruption and misplaced priorities, despite the city’s vast financial resources
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday released its manifesto for Mumbai. Pic/AAP Mumbai
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday released its ‘Kejriwalchi Guarantee’ manifesto for upcoming BMC Election 2026, promising wide-ranging reforms in civic governance, education, healthcare, water supply and electricity for Mumbai.
The manifesto was unveiled by former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, who said Mumbai’s civic decline was the result of decades of corruption and misplaced priorities, despite the city’s vast financial resources.
Addressing the media, Atishi said Mumbai, despite its enormous wealth, had become an unsafe and poorly planned city.
“Mumbai, despite its enormous wealth, has become an ugly, dirty, and unsafe symbol of unplanned urbanisation. If governed with honesty and intent, it can become a global template for cities,” she said.
She alleged that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which has an annual budget exceeding Rs 75,000 crore, had delivered substandard services and fostered systemic corruption.
Focus on education and healthcare
Atishi accused successive political administrations of neglecting public education and healthcare. She claimed that municipal schools were being shut to exploit their real estate value and that fewer than three lakh students were currently enrolled in BMC-run schools.
She also said primary healthcare was nearly non-existent in Mumbai and promised that AAP would deliver world-class free education, free healthcare and free electricity, as it had done in Delhi and Punjab.
Appeal for clean governance
Describing the manifesto as a concrete and actionable plan, Atishi urged citizens to vote for honest governance and appealed to voters to support AAP’s broom symbol for a decisive mandate in the civic polls.
‘Politics of work’, says AAP
AAP Mumbai president Preeti Sharma Menon said the party was contesting the elections on the plank of ‘Kaam Ki Rajneeti’ (politics of work), in contrast to what she described as confusing and opportunistic alliances among established parties.
She said voters were often unclear about political alliances across corporations and claimed AAP was offering Mumbai a clear and honest alternative. Menon added that the party had fielded educated and young candidates with proven records of public service.
Four ‘Kejriwalchi Guarantees’
The manifesto is centred around four flagship guarantees including-
- 24/7 clean drinking water, with free supply of up to 20,000 litres per household per month
- Transformation of BMC schools through modern infrastructure and higher budget allocation
- Establishment of 1,000 neighbourhood Mohalla Clinics offering free consultations, medicines and diagnostic tests
- Free electricity up to 200 units per family, free meter installations and promotion of decentralised solar power
Civic revival and transport reforms
AAP has proposed reviving BEST by inducting at least 10,000 electric buses, providing free public transport for women and students, and implementing a scientific ‘Zero Pothole’ road system. The party has also promised to end the commercialisation of BEST depots.
Sanitation, women and environmental measures
The manifesto outlines a three-pronged system of awareness, incentives and penalties to enforce waste segregation, construction of two lakh public toilets, and complete mechanisation to end manual scavenging.
Special measures for women and children include monthly financial assistance of Rs 5,000 for low-income pregnant women, free health check-ups, CCTV coverage in vulnerable areas, and mental health counsellors in municipal schools.
Environmental commitments include protection and expansion of mangroves, halting construction on salt pans, strict pollution control at construction sites, and declaring Aarey Colony a reserved forest by merging it with Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
Clean governance pledge
Reiterating AAP’s governance pitch, Menon said the party had delivered essential services without corruption or debt in states it governed and promised to bring the same transparency and accountability to the BMC.
The manifesto is dedicated to the ideals of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Dr B. R. Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, Mahatma Phule, Savitribai Phule and Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj.
Appealing to citizens ahead of the civic polls, AAP called for votes in the name of change, development and honest governance in India’s financial capital.
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