Overview
- The BJP appointed Revenue Minister and former state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule as Maharashtra election in-charge for upcoming local and civic body polls.
- The announcement followed a three-hour strategy review in Mumbai chaired by state president Ravindra Chavan with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, where Bawankule’s assembly-election track record was highlighted.
- District-level in-charges were named to manage focused campaigns in every district after division-wise presentations on preparedness.
- Three-minister coordination committees will operate in each district, with one minister each from the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP to steer alliance coordination.
- Fadnavis instructed leaders to avoid public criticism of allies, while Bawankule projected a 51% vote share and a two-thirds majority for Mahayuti across municipal corporations, zilla parishads, municipalities, and nagar panchayats.