The government’s decision to add nine more electoral wards in Mumbai could delay the BMC elections that are scheduled to be held in February 2022. Corporators said more wards in the city will lead to the delimitation of almost every ward and the restructuring exercise will have to start from scratch. This process will take at least two to three months, they said.

The tenure of the current civic house, with 227 members, ends on March 8. Usually, BMC polls are held in February followed by the selection of Mayor. While the BMC administration submitted the data on the restructuring of the city’s 227 electoral wards to the State Election Commission on October 28, the state Cabinet on Wednesday decided to add nine more wards, taking the house strength to 236.