Archive · 27 Aug 2026
BJP Targets 170-180 Wards in Kolkata Civic Polls, Eyes Mayor
The BJP is getting ready for Kolkata’s city elections.
It plans to make an SOP, which is a set of rules, for choosing candidates.
Sukanta Majumdar is leading the party’s election preparations.
The BJP says it wants to win 170 to 180 seats in a proposed system of 209 wards.
It also claims to be ahead in 101 of the current 144 wards.
People from different parts of society may be considered as candidates.
The party says clean reputations and long ties to the BJP will be important.
It also wants to form the city government and choose what it calls a “Sanatani mayor.”
The BJP’s Bengal unit will prepare an SOP for selecting candidates for the upcoming Kolkata civic elections.
Sukanta Majumdar, appointed in-charge of the BJP’s KMC election committee, said the party aims to win 170-180 of 209 proposed wards.
Majumdar claimed the BJP is ahead in 101 of Kolkata’s 144 existing civic wards, based on the last Assembly election results.
Candidates from all sections may be considered, with preference for clean public images and long-term BJP association.
The BJP says it wants to form the civic board and install a “Sanatani mayor,” while final candidate approval will rest with Shamik Bhattacharya.
- Who
- The Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, led in its KMC election committee by Sukanta Majumdar; final candidate approval will rest with state BJP president Shamik Bhattacharya.
- What
- The BJP is preparing an SOP for candidate selection and targeting 170-180 wards in the upcoming Kolkata civic elections.
- When
- The announcement was made on Wednesday, ahead of the forthcoming civic elections.
- Where
- Kolkata, at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation; Majumdar made the announcement at his Salt Lake residence.
- Why
- The BJP wants to win a clear majority, form the civic board, expand its presence in Kolkata, and restore what Majumdar called the KMC’s “lost glory.”
- Election target
- The BJP aims to win 170-180 wards.
- Proposed framework
- The target is based on a proposed 209-ward civic framework.
- Current wards
- The Kolkata civic body currently has 144 existing wards, according to the report.
- Claimed BJP lead
- Majumdar said the BJP is ahead in 101 existing wards, based on the last Assembly election results.
- Candidate procedure
- The party will prepare an SOP and consult party leaders and workers before finalising candidates.
- Candidate criteria
- People from all sections may be considered, with preference for clean public images and long-term BJP association.
- Final approval
- The final candidate list will be cleared by state BJP president Shamik Bhattacharya.
- Mayoral objective
- The BJP said it wants to install a “Sanatani mayor” at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
