The All India Congress Committee (AICC) rang its rank and file to pick the party's Mumbai president. The city's 227 block presidents were pleasantly surprised on Sunday when they received a text in the name of Maharashtra's AICC in-charge H K Patil, informing them that they will soon be receiving an important call. The presidents realised the real purpose only when they received the call.

"You are a block president of Mumbai Congress. Today, you will get an important call on this number. Please listen to the call carefully and follow the instructions," read the text. In Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) organisational structure, a municipal ward is a block where a committee functions under the president. There are 227 municipal wards and they will go to polls in February 2022.