Congress to go solo in BMC polls Mumbai unit chief Jagtap
Mumbai Dec 28 PTI The Congress an ally of the Shiv Sena and the NCP in Maharashtra will contest on all seats in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC polls the partys city unit president Bhai Jagtap asserted on TuesdayHe said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was to address party workers this month but could not do so due to the coronavirus pandemic will hold a rally during the BMC polls due in early 2022The Mumbai Congress will contest the upcoming Mumbai municipal corporation elections on all 236 seats on its own and will once again fly the Congress flag tricolour over the BMC he said at an event held on the occasion of the 137th foundation day of the Congress hereJagtap who is also a legislator gave an election call on the occasion Hum Pura Ladenge Aur Jitenge we will contest on all seats and winEarlier too the Congress had announced to go solo in the BMC pollsThe Sonia Gandhi-led party is a constituent of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA coalition in the state which is led by the Shiv Sena and also comprises the NCPOnce a dominant party in Indias richest civic body the Congress has been relegated to number three position in the city after the Shiv Sena and the BJPThe Shiv Sena currently rules the BMC whose annual budget of more than Rs 30000 crore is bigger than budget of some smaller states in the country PTI PR RSY RSY
Mumbai Dec 28 PTI The Congress an ally of the Shiv Sena and the NCP in Maharashtra will contest on all seats in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC polls the partys city unit president Bhai Jagtap asserted on TuesdayHe said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was to address party workers this month but could not do so due to the coronavirus pandemic will hold a rally during the BMC polls due in early 2022The Mumbai Congress will contest the upcoming Mumbai municipal corporation elections on all 236 seats on its own and will once again fly the Congress flag tricolour over the BMC he said at an event held on the occasion of the 137th foundation day of the Congress hereJagtap who is also a legislator gave an election call on the occasion Hum Pura Ladenge Aur Jitenge we will contest on all seats and winEarlier too the Congress had announced to go solo in the BMC pollsThe Sonia Gandhi-led party is a constituent of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA coalition in the state which is led by the Shiv Sena and also comprises the NCPOnce a dominant party in Indias richest civic body the Congress has been relegated to number three position in the city after the Shiv Sena and the BJPThe Shiv Sena currently rules the BMC whose annual budget of more than Rs 30000 crore is bigger than budget of some smaller states in the country PTI PR RSY RSY
