This controversy arose out of Bombay municipal elections, which Indians alleged were rigged by a "caucus" of Europeans to keep Sir Pherozeshah Mehta out of the council.
Kontroversi tersebut berkembang pada pemilihan munisipal Bombay, dimana orang-orang India diduga dicurangi oleh sebuah "kaukus" orang-orang Eropa yang diadakan agar Sir Pherozeshah Mehta tetap berada di dewan.