As many as 1,700 candidates are in the fray for the 227-ward Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections scheduled on January 15, according to the State Election Commission

The party has nominated 21 candidates in its first list from wards across the city. These include areas such as Pydhonie, Zaveri Bazar, Byculla and Agripada, Sewri, Bhatia Nagar and Shanti Nagar near Wadala in the Island City