Updated On: 16 December, 2025 08:30 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Speaking to reporters, Varsha Gaikwad alleged that the BJP-led Mahayuti government, through the administrator appointed to run the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), had diverted or misused civic funds for the benefit of select contractors and industrialists

Congress will fight polls for Mumbai’s development and future of its citizens, Varsha Gaikwad said. File Pic
Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad on Tuesday said the party will contest the upcoming BMC Election 2026 on local civic issues, asserting that voters will not be influenced by what she described as the BJP’s "religious agenda", reported the PTI.
Elections to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including Mumbai, are scheduled to be held on January 15.