According to a latest development, it has come to light that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections are expected to be held in November.
This development came as the Bombay High Court (HC) has finally upheld the state government’s decision to keep 227 electoral wards in the upcoming BMC election.
Now, it will take the civic administration more than four months to complete the pre-poll process; therefore, the dates for upcoming civic body polls, which have been delayed for quite long, is likely to be announced soon.
For those unversed, the term of corporators ended on March 7, 2022. For the first time in 40 years an administrator – BMC commissioner Dr Iqbal Singh Chahal – started running the municipality. The MVA government then increased the number of wards by nine. The Shinde-Fadnavis government reversed that order and again made it 227.
The administration will have to follow the ward reservation process on the basis of gender and caste, prepare ward-wise electoral lists, call suggestions and objections on ward reservation. It will have to invite tenders for erection of booths and arrange equipment and electoral staff.
The civic body will also have to prepare for the monsoon and festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi and Navratri.
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