Overview
- Draft ward reservations will be released on November 14 for public review.
- Objections and suggestions can be filed from November 14 to 20, with hearings before the BMC commissioner from November 21 to 27.
- The draw will assign seats for women, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes and leave others open, shaping who can contest in each ward.
- The BMC must submit its reservation proposal between October 30 and November 3 and publish the lottery notice on November 6, according to the SEC schedule.
- Elections are expected around mid-January 2026, which would be the first BMC vote since 2017 for the 227-member civic body.