The Indian National Congress has released its first list of 87 candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, scheduled for January 15. The party has formed an alliance with Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA), with Congress contesting 165 seats and VBA 62. Congress is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which includes Shiv Sena-UBT and NCP, though Sena-UBT has allied with MNS, a move Congress opposes.