MUMBAI: With the the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections less than two months away, the Mumbai Congress unit has geared up for action. The party said it would like to go solo, but according to sources, this is not the final word on the matter. The party high command will take a call in the coming two weeks.
Leading from the front is MRCC (Mumbai Regional Congress Committee) treasurer and Malad (West) MLA Aslam Shaikh and his team of strategists who have chalked out a master plan for the Mumbai North West and Mumbai North region. MLA Aslam Shaikh a 3-time MLA is a known strongman in the Malad and Kandivali West localities, and with the added role of treasurer of the Mumbai unit of the party, he has chalked out and drafted a master plan to send the BJP packing in the region.
While certain spots in Goregaon West are BJP strongholds, Shaikh and his team have planned a massive outreach program. Our source tells us that Congress workers are reaching out to people and corner meetings and Block level committee meetings are being held regularly. Malwani, which is Shaikh’s fiefdom has seen the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena trying to make gains. This was abundantly evident during the last Maharashtra Assembly Elections, when the BJP bettered its performance, compared to previous years.
This time the BJP has been aggressive and active since the last few months, but Shaikh has set up a team to counter the BJP onslaught. Congress workers – particularly the Aslam Shaikh warriors or Aslam Shaikh Sena – as they are known in Malwani are now tracking every move made by the BJP.
While the State Election Commission (SEC) is yet to announce the dates for the BMC polls, it is expected in mid-January as the Supreme Court has mandated and directed that all local body polls in Maharashtra must be completed by end-January, 2026.
Aslam Shaikh’s team is targeting a massive win the Mumbai North West and Mumbai North regions. It remains to be seen how the BJP will counter or try to checkmate this aggressive strategist and mastermind that Aslam Shaikh is known to be over the years.
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