Mumbai, Dec. 28 -- The Samajwadi Party has released its second list of candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, naming nine candidates to contest from various wards in Mumbai.

This comes after the party announced its first list of 21 candidates earlier, and it plans to contest all 227 seats independently.

According to the list released, it contains a mix of nine individuals chosen to represent diverse neighbourhoods following directions from the Samajwadi Party Mumbai and Maharashtra State President Abu Asim Azmi.

From Ward 39 to Ward 209, the list includes several female candidates (such as Sunaina Vishwakarma and Rajashri Lokhande), suggesting an attempt to appeal to a broad demographic and meet...