Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari says elections for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation will be held by December, following the delimitation of municipal wards. Sources report that the corporation is currently being run by an administrator after the Trinamool Congress-controlled board is dissolved, following Mayor Firhad Hakim’s resignation and the failure to form a new civic board. The administrator-led setup continues amid what the reports describe as an administrative deadlock. Adhikari states that after the elections, the civic body will be handed over to elected representatives within the year, with one outlet citing December 7 as the target date for a new board. Additional reporting notes that the election schedule is expected to align with polls in adjoining municipalities, including Bidhannagar and Howrah. The reports also mention that the city expects significant central and state funding for infrastructure and environmental projects, and that MLAs are continuing to address citizen needs until the new corporation board is formed after the elections.