Overview
- BMC data show 453 nominations were withdrawn on the deadline day, leaving roughly 1,700 candidates on Mumbai ballots for 227 seats, with voting on January 15.
- A total of 2,516 nominations were filed for the BMC; 164 were rejected on technical grounds and duplicate ward filings were consolidated to finalize the slate.
- Parties moved to contain rebels, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis personally urging withdrawals, and several local seats were decided unopposed.
- Some independents refused to quit, including Chandrashekhar Waingankar in Ward 95 and Vijay Indulkar in Ward 202 against Shiv Sena (UBT) nominees.
- The withdrawal phase drew allegations of coercion and bribery, including a Nagpur episode where BJP supporters allegedly locked a candidate inside his home.