Overview
- Election authorities reported widespread rejections during scrutiny, including 131 nominations in Pune, 117 disqualifications in Navi Mumbai and 77 in Bhiwandi after document deficiencies and other lapses were flagged.
- In Mumbai’s BMC race, which drew 2,516 nominations for 227 seats, multiple parties lost candidates to scrutiny decisions, with examples including Congress and AAP nominees disqualified in ward 226 for missing caste certificates and two BJP candidates rejected in wards 211 and 212 for incomplete paperwork.
- Procedural delays on party authorisation letters forced three BJP and two Eknath Shinde–led Shiv Sena candidates in Pimpri-Chinchwad to contest as independents, as officials refused AB forms submitted after the deadline.
- The BJP notched six unopposed victories confirmed after scrutiny across KDMC, Panvel and Dhule, largely following rival nominations being rejected or the absence of challengers in reserved wards.
- Alliances remain fractured across much of the state, with multi-cornered contests expected and instances like RPI(A) opting to go solo in the BMC, as the State Election Commission tallies 33,606 nominations statewide ahead of final lists on January 3 and polling on January 15.