Samajwadi Party First to Announce 21 Candidates for BMC Elections

• Samajwadi Party released its first list of 21 candidates for the upcoming Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
• This announcement comes before major alliances like the Thackeray brothers' and Mahayuti have declared their candidates.
• The BMC elections will be held for a total of 227 wards in Mumbai.
• Voting is scheduled for January 15, 2026, with vote counting on January 16, 2026.
• The Mumbai Municipal Corporation has been under an administrator since its term ended on March 7, 2022.

Why It Matters: Samajwadi Party leads the BMC election race by announcing its first list of 21 candidates.