Overview
- Only two nominations were filed on Day 2 for the 227-seat BMC even as 2,844 papers were distributed, and filings pause on December 25 before the December 30 cutoff.
- State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare announced a ban on all election advertisements across media after 5:30 pm on January 13, with polling on January 15 and counting on January 16.
- Pune sold 2,886 nomination forms and Pimpri-Chinchwad 2,212 on Day 1, Thane issued 1,069, and Panvel sold 194 on Day 2, yet most bodies reported few or no filings so far, including zero on Day 1 in Nagpur.
- Thane officials detailed full readiness with 11 returning officers, 2,013 polling stations, training schedules, single-window permissions, and security planning involving about 5,500 police personnel.
- Party representatives asked the SEC to allow Sunday, December 28 submissions due to tight timelines, and officials said nominations may be submitted in English under the clarified rules on proposers and filings.