BJP begins process for selecting candidates for KMC polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has initiated its candidate selection process for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections scheduled for November 2026. Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar announced that the party intends to contest all 209 wards, focusing on youth participation and transparent governance.
Why it matters
This election is a significant test for the BJP's influence in West Bengal following their recent assembly election victory and the subsequent administrative changes in the KMC.
Emphasising that the party will contest on all the 209 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), the Bharatiya Janata Party started the process of selecting candidates for the elections to the city civic body.
Elections to Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) are scheduled in November 2026. Enthused with the success in the bypolls at Nandigram and Rejinagar the BJP has started the process of selection of candidates.
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar, who has been assigned the responsibility of civic polls said on Sunday (October 11, 2026), the BJP will contest all 209 wards in the upcoming civic polls. There were some remarks by the rebel faction of Mamata Banerjee that they want to ally with the BJP, something which the BJP leaders have not given much heed.
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