Overview
- Reports say 68 Mahayuti nominees, including 44 from the BJP, have been declared elected unopposed ahead of the January 15 municipal polls.
- The State Election Commission has sought a detailed report from BMC chief Bhushan Gagrani on complaints that Colaba returning officers refused nominations in wards 225–227.
- Uddhav and Raj Thackeray released a joint 'Vachan Nama' for the BMC race and demanded cancellations and re-runs in wards with uncontested results, while urging action against Speaker Rahul Narwekar.
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended the unopposed outcomes and said any court challenge would uphold the people’s mandate, as the BJP prepared an 'Aarop Patra' alleging BMC-era corruption.
- The MNS submitted a representation calling for declarations to be withheld and for a high-level inquiry, and Congress’s Harshwardhan Sapkal accused the ruling alliance of coercion and misuse of state machinery; voting is set for January 15 with counting on January 16.