Mumbai: Congress on Sunday, December 28, announced an alliance with the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections 2026. The elections to 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including the BMC, will be held in a single phase on January 15, 2026, with counting on January 16.
As part of the seat-sharing arrangement, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi will contest 62 of the total 227 seats in Mumbai.
Earlier in November, the Congress had announced that it would contest the BMC elections on its own, while keeping the option of alliances with like-minded parties open. The decision to go solo came in the backdrop of the alliance between Thackeray brothers, Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin Raj Thackeray. According to a report by PTI, a section of the Congress was opposed to partnering with Raj Thackeray, citing his strong views against North Indian migrants.
BMC Elections 2026
The BMC has 227 seats with a total electorate of 1,03,44,315 voters, comprising 55,16,707 men, 48,26,509 women and 1,099 voters registered as ‘others’. Men constitute 53 per cent of the electorate, while women account for 47 per cent. The nomination process began on December 23 and will end on December 30, while January 2 is the last date for withdrawal of nominations. The final list of candidates will be published on January 3.
