Overview

• The NCP named Nawab Malik chief of its Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election coordination committee at its August 13 core meeting.
• He will oversee seat allocation, candidate outreach and overall campaign strategy in Mumbai's civic elections.
• Malik is set to lead seat-sharing negotiations with the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena if the Mahayuti alliance contests together.
• Committee members include Mumbai MLAs Zeeshan Siddique and Sana Malik-Shaikh alongside district coordinators.
• His return sparked renewed unease among BJP partners over his 2022 ED arrest and subsequent bail, highlighting alliance frictions.