Infrastructure projects worth Rs 27,334 crore will be the BJP’s showcase for the upcoming Mumbai civic elections. These projects include the mega Versova-Dahisar Link Road (VDLR) worth Rs 18,000 crore, which recently received environmental clearance. Work on these four infra projects is set to begin soon. The Mumbai civic elections have been pending for over two years, with the term of corporators ending on March 9, 2022.
 
Civic officials are hopeful that the elections can be conducted early next year. As these are the only civic polls pending, the BJP-led Mahayuti plans to campaign on significant infrastructure achievements, similar to its focus on the Metro network, Atal Setu and the Nariman Point-Worli Coastal Road in recent Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.

The issue of OBC reservation in local self-government bodies remains pending before the Supreme Court. File pic/Ashish Raje