Notably, three family members of former minister and the party’s in-charge for the BMC elections 2026, Nawab Malik, have been given tickets. They include Malik’s brother Abdul Rashid (Kaptan) Malik, his sister Saeeda Khan, and Abdul Rashid (Kaptan) Malik’s daughter-in-law Bushra Malik
Ajit Pawar. File Pic
The Ajit Pawar-led NCP on Sunday announced its first list of 37 candidates for the January 15 elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which consists of 227 wards.
Notably, three family members of former minister and the party’s in-charge for the BMC elections 2026, Nawab Malik, have been given tickets. They include Malik’s brother Abdul Rashid (Kaptan) Malik, his sister Saeeda Khan, and Abdul Rashid (Kaptan) Malik’s daughter-in-law Bushra Malik.
The list features a blend of experienced leaders and new faces. Among the prominent candidates is Dhananjay (Dada) Pisal, who has been fielded from Ward 111. Pisal quit the Sharad Pawar-led NCP earlier in the day and joined the NCP.
With the release of its first list of candidates, the NCP has decided to go solo. The second list of candidates for the BMC elections 2026 is expected soon.
NCP's first list:
1. Manish Dubey (Ward No. 3)
2. Cyril Peter D’Souza (Ward No. 48)
3. Ahmed Khan (Ward No. 62)
4. Baban Ramchandra Madne (Ward No. 76)
5. Subhash Janardan Patade (Ward No. 86)
6. Sachin Tambe (Ward No. 93)
7. Mrs. Ayesha Shams Khan (Ward No. 96)
8. Sajju Malik (Ward No. 109)
9. Shobha Ratnakar Jadhav (Ward No. 113)
10. Harishchandra Babaling Jangam (Ward No. 125)
11. Akshay Mohan Pawar (Ward No. 135)
12. Jyoti Devidas Sadavarte (Ward No. 140)
13. Rachana Ravindra Gavas (Ward No. 143)
14. Bhagyashree Rajesh Kedare (Ward No. 146)
15. Somu Chandu Pawar (Ward No. 148)
16. Abdul Rashid (Captain) Malik (Ward No. 165)
17. Chandan Dhondiram Patekar (Ward No. 169)
18. Disha Amit More (Ward No. 171)
19. Sabia Aslam Merchant (Ward No. 224)
20. Vilas Dagadu Ghule (Ward No. 40)
21. Ajay Vichare (Ward No. 57)
22. Hadiya Faizal Qureshi (Ward No. 64)
23. Mamta Dharmendra Thakur (Ward No. 77)
24. Yusuf Abubakar Memon (Ward No. 92)
25. Amit Ankush Patil (Ward No. 95)
26. Dhananjay Pisal (Ward No. 111)
27. Pratiksha Raju Ghuge (Ward No. 126)
28. Nagaratna Bankar (Ward No. 139)
29. Chandni Srivastava (Ward No. 142)
30. Dilip Harishchandra Patil (Ward No. 144)
31. Ankita Sandeep Drave (Ward No. 147)
32. Laxman Gaikwad (Ward No. 152)
33. Dr. Saeeda Khan (Ward No. 168)
34. Bushra Parveen Malik (Ward No. 170)
35. Vasanthi Murugesh Devendra (Ward No. 175)
36. Kiran Ravindra Shinde (Ward No. 222)
37. Mrs. Fareen Khan (Ward No. 197)
The candidates represent diverse castes and communities, including Maratha, OBC, Muslim, Christian, Scheduled Castes and women, in line with the party’s ideology inspired by the progressive thoughts of Shivaji, Phule, Shahu and Ambedkar.
The development comes amid a complex seat-sharing situation within the ruling Mahayuti alliance, where the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena remain dominant players. The NCP has not found a place in the Mahayuti so far, despite Maharashtra NCP president Sunil Tatkare holding meetings with the BJP’s BMC election in-charge and state IT Minister Ashish Shelar.
The BJP has repeatedly stated that it would not ally with the NCP, citing the fact that the party’s election management committee is headed by former minister Nawab Malik, who is currently out on bail in a money laundering case.
With the release of its first list of candidates, the NCP has decided to go solo instead of waiting further for seat-sharing talks with the BJP.
The party has announced that it will begin distributing ‘AB Forms’ (official party nomination letters) to the announced candidates from Monday. December 30 is the last date for filing nominations, while polling is scheduled for January 15.
Elections to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including the cash-rich BMC, are scheduled for January 15, and votes will be counted the next day. The last date for filing nominations is December 30.
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