Maharashtra Assembly passes bill to reverse previous govt's decision of increasing Mumbai civic body wards

Updated On: 24 August, 2022 05:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

The Congress and the Samajwadi Party supported the amendment to reverse the previous government's decision on wards in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

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Maharashtra Chief minister Eknath Shinde. File Pic

On Wednesday, the Maharashtra Assembly passed a bill reversing a decision of the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi government to increase the number of wards in the Mumbai civic body from 227 to 236.

The Congress and the Samajwadi Party supported the amendment to reverse the previous government's decision on wards in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) where the elections are due, reported PTI.