NEW DELHI: Elections to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, will be held on January 15, the Maharashtra State Election Commission said on Tuesday.Counting of votes and declaration of results will take place on January 16, the commission added.The announcement comes after a prolonged delay in civic elections across the state, including the high-profile BMC polls, which have been pending for more than two years following the expiry of the elected bodies’ terms. The delay was primarily due to legal proceedings and uncertainty over the implementation of the OBC reservation and ward delimitation. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India’s richest civic body, has been under administrator rule since March 2022. Civic bodies across Maharashtra have similarly been run by administrators in the absence of elected councils. The upcoming elections are expected to be politically significant, with major parties viewing the BMC contest as a key test of strength ahead of the next round of state-level political battles.
