Lokmat News Network
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar:
A total of 80 applications were received for the post of co-opted members by the final day of submission on Monday. Out of these, 10 candidates will be selected. A significant number of applications have been submitted by BJP activists; however, the party has not yet announced its candidates. It is being discussed among party workers that 3 out of the 5 names from the BJP quota have been finalised, including two women.
Individuals from various fields such as social work, academia, law, medicine, and retired officials are considered for nomination as co-opted members. The selection will be carried out based on the quota allotted to each political party. The municipal corporation has a total of 115 corporators, and the government has approved the appointment of 10 co-opted members. Based on proportional representation, one nominated member will be selected for approximately every 11.5 elected corporators.
As the BJP has the highest number of corporators (57), it will be able to nominate 5 members. AIMIM, with 33 corporators, will nominate 3, while the Shinde faction of Shiv Sena and the Uddhav faction will each nominate 1 corporator.
AIMIM was the first party to announce all three of its candidates. The remaining four parties have not yet officially declared their nominees, which has heightened curiosity among party workers. Given that the BJP holds 5 seats under its quota, the largest number of applications have come from its leaders and workers. Attention is now focused on how those who are not selected will respond.