India, Sept. 19 -- Mumbai BJP president Ameet Satam, who was appointed as head of the city unit just last month, says his party's priority in the upcoming BMC elections is to make Mumbai a truly international city, with good roads, upgraded infrastructure and an efficient transport system. Ensuring the safety and security of citizens in the wake of a "rising number of anti-national elements" in the city is also a concern the party seeks to address. In a free-wheeling chat in the HT newsroom, Satam also said that the party is not concerned about any possible tie up between Uddhav Thackeray and cousin Raj's parties in the civic body polls. Excerpts from the interview:

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