Overview

• PMC published its draft on August 22, proposing 41 multi-member panels to elect 165 corporators and inviting public feedback before finalisation.
• NCP leaders in Pune allege the redraw splits their strongholds to benefit BJP, while a former mayor says his base was divided across four panels.
• Citizen forums challenge Pune’s draft for using outdated Census 2011 data and for clubbing disparate localities, warning of weaker accountability in larger multi-member wards.
• NCP(SP) leader Supriya Sule requested an extension of the objection window, citing festive-period constraints on public participation.
• In Navi Mumbai and Thane, BJP functionaries accuse the Shinde-led Sena of gerrymandering, which Sena leaders deny as officials in all three cities stress the process is provisional and legally guided.