The state of Maharashtra comprises 6 divisions and 36 districts. It’s capital Mumbai, is India’s financial and commercial capital also. Maharashtra Monitor, an analytical column by veteran editor Dilip Chaware provides insightful opinions into the governance of this state and the myriad related aspects shaping its development and future growth.
The Maharashtra government’s directive on Tuesday to start the election process for 29 municipal corporations across the state will prove to be a gamechanger since futures of many leaders, parties and formations will depend upon the outcome. Expectedly, all eyes are on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) though the civic bodies covered in this process are Pune, Nagpur, Thane, Nashik, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Navi Mumbai, Vasai-Virar, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Kalyan-Dombivli. The local body polls will also cover 257 municipal councils, 26 Zilla Parishad (ZPs) and 289 panchayat samitis. Thus, almost 70 percent of the state population will be directly electing its local representatives. The last local body election was held in Maharashtra in 2018. The terms of most bodies had expired by 2022-23. Administrators have been running them since then.
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