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The civic polls are significant as they will pave the way for the election of Mumbai’s Mayor and a fully elected municipal House, ending nearly three years of rule by an administrator since 2022. Beyond political control, what is at stake is command over India’s richest civic body. On February 4, 2025, the BMC presented its ₹74,427-crore budget for FY2025-26, its largest-ever outlay — nearly 14% higher than the previous year’s estimates.
In the financial year 2025-26, the latest figures show that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) — also known as the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai — remains by far the richest municipal body in India with an annual budget of around ₹74,427 crore.
This budget makes the BMC’s finances larger than the combined municipal budgets of many other major cities.