Following the appointments of the Standing Committee, Education Committee and Improvement Committee chairpersons, attention has now shifted to the appointment of nominated corporators in the BMC.
From this term onward, the BMC will have 10 nominated corporators. Based on the strength of political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will get four seats, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) three seats, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) two seats, and Congress one seat.
BJP’s Nominated Members
The BJP has selected:
Pravin Chheda
Pratik Karpe
Nitesh Singh
Kamalakar Dalvi
Pravin Chheda is a former Leader of Opposition from Congress and a well-known face in Ghatkopar. He is currently with the BJP.
Nitesh Singh is the son of Rajhans Singh, a former Congress Leader of Opposition and Member of the Legislative Council (MLC).
Kamalakar Dalvi is considered close to Minister Ashish Shelar.
Shiv Sena (Shinde Faction)
The Shiv Sena (Shinde) has appointed:
Raj Surve
Balkrishna Breed
Raj Surve is the son of MLA Prakash Surve.
Balkrishna Breed is a former corporator.
Shiv Sena (UBT)
Shiv Sena (UBT) has selected:
Sainath Durge
Madhuri Manjrekar
Kailas Pathak
Sainath Durge is a former nominated member of the BMC Education Committee.
Kailas Pathak is considered close to MLA Anant Nar.
Congress
Congress has nominated former corporator Virendra Singh as its nominated member.
Official Announcement in General Body Meeting
Political parties have submitted the names of their nominated candidates to the BMC administration. The official announcement will be made in the general body meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 25 February.
There were expectations that senior leaders who narrowly lost the elections, such as Ravi Raja and Vinod Mishra, would be nominated. However, all parties have instead chosen individuals who were not given candidature in the 2026 BMC elections.
Funds and Powers
Nominated corporators receive an annual fund of INR 60 lakh from the BMC. They can utilise this fund anywhere across Mumbai. In contrast, elected corporators can use their allocated funds only within their respective wards.
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