BMC elections 2026: BJP’s Ameet Satam says Thackerays did nothing in 25 years

Ameet Satam President of Bharatiya Janata Partys Mumbai Unit on Monday launched a sharp attack on opposition leaders including Uddhav and Raj Thackeray alleging that they did nothing in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in the last 25 years reported news agency ANIOpposition has no vision document for Mumbai says SatamSpeaking to the media Satam said that the opposition parties have no vision document for Mumbai cityWhat other work does Raj Thackeray have Does he know anything else In the last 25 years they have done nothing in BMC They have no vision document for Mumbai city Such conduct is what Raj Thackeray has done in his political life he said reported ANIRaj Thackeray makes pitch for Marathi unityRaj Thackeray on Sunday made a strong pitch for Marathi unity warning that the states language land and identity are under threatAddressing party workers Thackeray said people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar should not impose Hindi in Maharashtra asserting that any such attempt would be resistedRaj calls BMC elections 2026 decisive for Marathi communityHe termed the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC elections 2026 as a decisive election for the Marathi community urging voters to unite for Maharashtra and remain vigilant on polling day to prevent any malpracticePeople from UP and Bihar should understand that Hindi is not their language I dont hate the language But if you try to impose it Ill kick you Theyre coming from all sides to Maharashtra and snatching away your share If land and language are gone you will be finished Today this crisis has arrived at your doorstep Raj Thackeray said reported ANIRaj Thackeray urges boothlevel vigilance on polling dayThis is the last election for the Marathi man If you miss this opportunity today you will be finished Unite for Marathi and Maharashtra Mumbai was obtained through the sacrifices of so many people What will we tell them The BLA Booth Level Agents appointed at 6 AM should be ready on election day Be alert be vigilant dont be careless If anyone comes to vote again throw them out the MNS Chief added reported ANIBMC polls on January 15 counting on January 16Meanwhile the BMC will go to the polls on January 15 with counting scheduled for January 16227 wards with 114 seats reserved for womenThere are a total of 227 wards with 114 seats reserved for women including women belonging to the Scheduled Castes the Scheduled Tribes and the Backwards Class of CitizensElections to be held for 20 other municipal corporationsThe election will also cover 20 other municipal corporations in Maharashtra including the Pune Municipal Corporation PMCOver 103 crore voters are eligible in BMC elections 2026A total of 10344315 citizens are eligible to vote in the BMC polls Out of these 5516707 are male 4826509 are female voters and the number of Other voters stands at 1099With inputs from ANI