Updated On: 20 December, 2025 07:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Office-bearer raises red flag as relatives of leaders queue up for BMC election tickets, insider warns civic polls must not become a family business

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election is to be held on January 15, 2026. Pic/Ashish Raje
Discontent is growing within the BJP over demands by family members of party leaders for election tickets ahead of the upcoming Mumbai civic polls.
It has been reliably learnt that several relatives of BJP MLAs, office-bearers, and senior leaders are seeking tickets for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, triggering resentment among grassroots workers.