Mumbai, 29 Dec (HS):

Bharatiya Janata Party has released the first list of candidates for the Mumbai

Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, BJP is contesting 128 seats out of a

total of 227 as a partner in the Mahayuti (Mega Alliance). Mumbai Unit President

of BJI, Amit Satam, announced the list of 66 candidates on Monday. The list of

other candidates will be released soon, Satam said.

Many youths have been

fielded by BJP in its first list, which includes Tejasvi Ghosalkar, Navnath

Ban, Makrang Narvekar, and Ganesh Khankar. Golsalkar recently entered BJP from

UBT Sena, and has been fielded from Dahisar area. Ravi Raja, who left Congress

to enter BJP has also been given ticket. The list also includes North Indian

community representatives.

Satam expressed

confidence that BJP will come victorious in BMC and the next Mayor will from among

them.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar