BMC Election 2022: Will Shiv Sena's Domination Over BMC For Last 25 Years Continue?
BMC Election 2022: For the last 25 years, it does not matter what the results of the civic polls are BMC is ruled by Shiv Sena.
BMC Election 2022: All political parties in Mumbai are gearing up for the upcoming BMC elections. Presently, BMC is governed by Shiv Sena. In 2017 BMC Polls, Shiv Sena got the most seats at 84.
In fact, for the last 25 years, it does not matter what the results of the civic polls are BMC is ruled by Shiv Sena. Sometimes with a majority and sometimes with the help of an alliance, Shiv Sena has continued to be in power.
In the 1997 BMC elections, Shiv Sena had won 103 seats. In 2002 BMC polls Shiv Sena won 97 seats and came to power with an alliance with BJP. In 2007 Shiv Sena won 84 seats and in the years 2012 and 2017 Shiv Sena won 75 and 84 seats respectively.
Corruption Allegations
Looking at the upcoming BMC elections, it seems that corruption allegations against Shiv Sena leaders may increase obstacles for the party. Recently, a team of the Income Tax Department raided the house of Yashwant Jadhav, chairman of the BMC Standing Committee.
According to information received from the Income Tax Department, apart from BMC's Standing Committee Chairman Yashwant Jadhav, some BMC contractors' premises were also raided.
It is alleged that Yashwant Jadhav had taken commissions in awarding tenders among several tenders floated by the BMC from 2018 to 2020. The commission figure came to around 15 crores.
BJP will try its best to raise the issue of corruption against Shiv Sena leaders in the upcoming BMC polls.
Apart from Yashwant Jadhav, the continuous actions taken by the ED and I-T department on the leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government can trouble Shiv Sena in BMC election 2022.
Recently, central agencies have cracked down on top leaders like Nawab Malik, Prajakt Tanpure, and Anil Deshmukh.
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