Mumbai BMC Elections: Can BJP Break Uddhav’s Fortress in Bandra East? Thackeray Dominance Continues Since 2017
As campaigning for the first phase of Maharashtra’s local body elections enters its final stage, the political temperature in Mumbai has sharply risen. All eyes are now on the Bandra East Assembly segment, where Uddhav Thackeray’s faction has remained dominant since the 2017 BMC elections. The key question: Can the BJP penetrate this stronghold?
Bandra East: A High-Stakes Battleground
Bandra East, a Muslim-majority constituency, is strategically critical for all major parties. The segment comprises six BMC wards. In the 2017 civic polls, Uddhav Thackeray’s faction (then undivided Shiv Sena) won five out of six wards, while one ward went to the AIMIM.
Political analysts believe that demographic equations this year may again benefit the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) faction and t...









