Mumbai Civic Elections Spotlight Governance Gaps After Years Without Elected BMC Leadership

As Mumbai heads to long-delayed civic elections, residents are questioning the priorities of political parties. Despite the BMC being India’s richest civic body, the city has gone over three years without an elected administration, leading to weakened accountability and worsening everyday problems. From pothole deaths and garbage piles to water shortages and lack of basic infrastructure, Mumbaikars say governance has taken a backseat to ideology and alliance politics. Citizens like ‘Pothole Dada’ Dadarao Bilhore have stepped in where the system failed. As voting begins, the public’s demand is simple, less politics, more delivery.