Mumbai's civic body elections are set for January with over 2,500 nominations filed. The ruling Mahayuti alliance is engaged in friendly fights across many wards. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is contesting independently in 94 wards. The NCP's nomination of approximately 23 Muslim candidates has drawn criticism from the Congress, which alleges the move aims to divide the Muslim vote and benefit the BJP. NCP leaders deny these claims, calling them baseless.