The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections witnessed a celebrity surge as Nana Patekar, Sanya Malhotra, and Twinkle Khanna exercised their franchise, injecting glamour into Maharashtra’s fiercest civic polls. With 95,000 candidates in fray for 10,375 seats across the state, Mumbai’s vote is the crown jewel.
Patekar, the firebrand thespian, set the tone at a bustling Chembur station. Post-voting, he lambasted corrupt practices, calling for accountable BMC leadership. ‘Mumbai’s taxes deserve results—fix the floods, mend the roads,’ he asserted, galvanizing supporters in a metropolis that loses crores annually to poor infrastructure.
Emerging star Sanya Malhotra voted in Malad, advocating for tech-savvy governance. ‘BMC needs innovation for waste management and digital services,’ she opined, aligning with voter demands for smart city upgrades amid Mumbai’s population boom nearing 22 million.
Twinkle Khanna, with her sharp wit, chose a fortified Kurla booth. She highlighted education and healthcare. ‘Let’s vote for policies that uplift the underprivileged,’ she urged, as polling stations buzzed with families, seniors, and workers defying rains for democracy.
Political stakes are sky-high: Shiv Sena’s split factions battle BJP’s expansion and MNS’s local pitch. Turnout hit 50% in key areas, aided by webcasting at sensitive booths and model code enforcement. BMC, custodian of Rs 52,000 crore budget, influences everything from streetlights to hospitals.
This star-studded voting day transcends tinsel town—it’s a referendum on governance. As EVMs seal fates, Mumbai anticipates a verdict that could stabilize or shatter alliances, heralding transformative civic reforms or continued turf wars.