The NCP-SCP, on December 29, released its list of candidates for the upcoming BMC elections 2026. The list includes candidates for seven wards across Mumbai
Supriya Sule. Pic/X
Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SCP) MP Supriya Sule has expressed confidence in the party performing well in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, saying "the atmosphere is very good" and her party was prepared to contest the polls with "full strength", reported news agency ANI.
Speaking in Mumbai, Sule said, "The atmosphere is very good. Work should be done here in a transparent and honest manner, so we are fighting with full strength."
The NCP-SCP, on December 29, released its list of candidates for the upcoming BMC elections 2026. The list includes candidates for seven wards across Mumbai. Ajit Ravarane has been fielded from Ward No. 43, Sanjay Bhimrao Kamble from Ward 140 (SC), Shraddha Javed Despande from Ward No. 78, Ganesh Shinde from Ward No. 48, Rohini Madan Khanvilkar from Ward N 59, and Manju Ravindra Jadhav from Ward 112.
Earlier, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP announced its first list of 37 candidates for BMC elections 2026. With the release of its first list of candidates, the NCP has decided to go solo.
The list includes candidates Manish Dubey from Ward No. 3, Cyril Peter D'Souza from Ward No. 48, Ahmed Khan from Ward No. 62, Baban Ramchandra Madne from Ward No. 76, Sachin Tambe from Ward No. 93, Mrs. Ayesha Shams Khan from Ward No. 96, Abdul Rashid (Captain) Malik from Ward No. 165, and Sabia Aslam Merchant from Ward No. 224.
The list also features candidates such as Akshay Mohan Pawar, Jyoti Devidas Sadavarte, Rachana Ravindra Gavas, Bhagyashree Rajesh Kedare, and Dr. Saeeda Khan, among others.
The Maharashtra State Election Commission has announced elections to 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the BMC, Pune Municipal Corporation, and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. Mumbai will see polling across 227 electoral wards on January 15, with counting scheduled for January 16.
Pune civic polls: NCP factions release joint manifesto; Ajit Pawar and Sule share dais
Meanwhile, the NCP, led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, and the NCP (SP), headed by his uncle Sharad Pawar, on Saturday released a joint manifesto for the upcoming elections to the Pune municipal corporation.
Ajit Pawar and his cousin Supriya Sule, the working president of NCP (SP), shared the dais at a joint press conference, signalling growing proximity between the two factions after a bitter split in 2023.
The NCP, although a member of the ruling Mahayuti, and NCP (SP), a constituent of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, have joined hands for the January 15 elections to Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic bodies.
Sule and other NCP (SP) leaders, who had largely remained absent from the campaign so far, were present at the release of the manifesto.
Addressing the gathering, Ajit Pawar said the manifesto focuses on key civic issues in Pune. The poll document assures tap water supply, easing of traffic congestion, pothole-free roads, cleanliness, hi-tech healthcare services, pollution control, and slum rehabilitation.
He said the manifesto also proposes free travel on PMPML buses and the metro, waiver of property tax for houses up to 500 sq ft, and free computer tablets for students.
(With inputs from ANI)
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