Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 10 : 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".
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. 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. 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.