Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde on Wednesday announced the appointment of 10 nominated councillors to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The names were presented in a sealed envelope in accordance with state government rules governing such nominations.
Under BMC regulations, nominated councillors do not have voting rights but are permitted to participate in meetings and discussions. The municipal corporation has a total of 227 elected councillors, who elect the Mayor. Ritu Tawde was elected Mayor following the recent civic polls.
Of the 10 nominated councillors appointed this year, the party-wise distribution is as follows: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – 4; Shiv Sena (UBT) – 3; Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) – 2; and Congress – 1.
This is the first time that 10 nominated councillors have been included in the BMC. Previously, the number was five. Nominated councillors may provide suggestions related to their wards and municipal development works.
The full list of nominated councillors is as follows: Pratik Madhusadan Karpe – BJP; Praveen Chheda – BJP; Nitesh Singh – BJP; Kamalakar Dalvi – BJP; Raj Surve – Shiv Sena; Umesh Mane – Shiv Sena; Madhuri Manjrekar – Shiv Sena (UBT); Sainath Durge – Shiv Sena (UBT); Kailash Pathak – Shiv Sena (UBT); and Virendra Chaudhary – Congress.
Although nominated members do not have voting rights, they may participate in discussions during municipal meetings and offer suggestions for the development of their respective areas.
In the 2026 BMC elections, the BJP emerged as the single largest party, winning 89 of the 227 seats. Shiv Sena (UBT) secured 65 seats, the Shinde faction won 29, Congress obtained 24, AIMIM won 8, MNS secured 6, NCP won 3, Samajwadi Party secured 2, and NCPSP won 1 seat. Following these results, Ritu Tawde of the BJP was elected Mayor.
Nominated councillors may contribute to discussions on urban development, health, education, and other local issues within the municipal corporation.
