The United Christian Front (UCF), which started in January 2021 with the aim of pushing Christian participation and representation in politics, held a conclave at a Vile Parle hotel on Sunday.

UCF Convenor, Mumbai advocate Alexander D’Souza said, “We were approximately 40 persons from different streams who gathered, to take stock of the past couple of months, but more importantly, chart out a roadmap for Christians to contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in early 2022. I had a powerpoint presentation and one of the highlights was our meeting with a Congress minister. We have asked him for 10 tickets for Christian candidates in the BMC elections. Credibility of course, is key and things are at the working out stage.” The convenor added that UCF, “will support eligible independent candidates if they fit the bill. We will help in campaigning and can look at partial funding in the run-up.”