Another manifestation of the community’s dwindling numbers and clout is the absence of a Parsi councillor in the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC). The Daily News and Analysis (DNA) of February 13, 2017 carried a front page story highlighting this fact, as did the Hindustan Times (HT) on February 16.
Election poster showing Noshir and Anahita Mehta endorsing candidate Rajendra Narwankar
"The adjoining areas of Khetwadi, Grant Road, Bombay Central, Foras Road, Nagpada areas were represented by (the Mehta) family.” The municipal ward that the family, father Rusi, son Noshir and daughter Anahita represented for 48 years has now been reserved......