Overview
- Prabhakar Shinde of the BJP filed for Standing Committee chair, Rajshri Shirwadkar for Education, Sandhya Doshi of the Shinde-led Shiv Sena for Improvement, and Trushna Vishwasrao for the BEST Committee.
- The Municipal Secretary’s Office set chair elections for February 20 (Education at 11 am, Standing at 2 pm) and February 23 (Improvement at 11 am, BEST at 2 pm).
- With the February 18 deadline closing with one nomination for each post, officials indicated the selections could be declared without a contest.
- Earlier this week, 90 councillors were inducted across the four panels, with the BJP holding the largest share based on its election lead; the Standing Committee wields primary authority over financial approvals and major projects.
- In Pune, the BJP nominated senior corporator Shrinath Bhimale for the PMC Standing Committee chair, with a vote later this month expected to be straightforward given the party’s majority.