One of the hot contenders, senior legislator Bhai Jagtap has been appointed as new President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC). Ex-MLC and MRCC vice-president Charan Singh Sapra will be the working president. Former minister Mohd. Arief Naseem Khan will be chairman of campaign committee for the BMC polls scheduled to be held in February 2022.

Dr Amarjit Singh Manhas will be chairman of the coordination committee, while ex-minister Suresh Shetty will head the manifesto and publication committee. Another ex-minister, Chandrakant Handore, has been appointed in-charge of MRCC from the state Congress body.