With the recently concluded elections marking the return of corporations, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters is witnessing an upheaval. Having emerged as the The biggest match for the first time Since the creation of the municipal body, the BJP will occupy the party’s largest office within the municipal headquarters, while new parties like the AIMIM are set to set up offices in the halls for the first time.
Preparing for the return and reorganization in the allocation of party offices, officials of the Municipal Secretariat (MS) department have written to the BMC’s heritage cell to renovate the party offices and make arrangements for the offices of the special committee chairman and group leaders.
To provide space for operations during regular House proceedings, each group leader with a minimum of two councilors in the House is allotted an office space at the BMC headquarters in Fort.
Since the Shiv Sena enjoyed a majority for the last 25 years, the party had occupied the largest office in the heritage building.
Officials from the Municipal Secretariat (MS) department have written to the BMC’s heritage cell to renovate the party offices. (Quick Photo/Ganesh Shirsekar)
However, after the tenure of the previous corporators ended in March 2022, the party offices remained unoccupied and remained closed for almost four years.
The party offices are located on the ground floor of the heritage building. Before 2017, they were located on the first floor.
The heritage cell will carry out touch-ups before the councilors return. Meanwhile, work is underway to ensure adequate allocation of space to political parties.
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“After the conclusion of the elections, we sent the concerned department a final list of the total strength of each political party. Since the largest party will have the largest number of corporations, they are allotted the largest office for their daily operations,” a senior official said. He indian express.
With 89 seats, the BJP emerged as the largest party in the BMC polls.
Each group leader with a minimum of two councilors in the House is allotted an office space at the BMC headquarters in Ft. (Quick Photo/Ganesh Shirshekar)
Following the split in Shiv Sena, the BMC will now allocate separate offices – one for Shiv Sena (UBT) and another for Shinde-led Shiv Sena. This term, Shiv Sena (UBT) has 65 councillors, while Shiv Sena has 29 members in the new House.
For the first time, the AIMIM will also occupy an office within the headquarters, giving the party eight seats in the 227-member House.
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For the first time, the NCP (SP) will not be allotted any party office at the headquarters, having won only one seat in the civic polls.
“As per the rules, a party post can be given to a group leader who has at least two members each,” an official said.
“As the halls were closed for years, we had to renovate them. Our scope of works included polishing, upholstery improvement, cleaning, painting among other works. Although most of the work has already been done, we will carry out touch-up work once the party offices are cleared by election service personnel,” said a source aware of the developments.
