Adolf D’souza from Juhu looks more significant than he is or believes himself to be. D’souza won from the upmarket and prestigious Juhu in an unprecedented election move. He was the consensus candidate from Ward 63, approved by people from high-rises and slum bastis who appealed to all political parties to desist from putting up their own. D’souza has a good track record of doing citizens' work in the area but typically no party extended support or resources to him for the campaign. He worked out of somebody’s garage, had the area’s veteran doctors, teachers and actors join him in campaigning and motivated young students to pitch in for backroom work. Now, he will work with 37 Area Sabha Representatives, each representing about 2000 people in a locality. D’souza will have to listen to ASRs who are the voice of people. With such a network in place, he can get heard even as an Independent in the din of the Sena-BJP led House in the BMC. Actor Shabana Azmi, who backed D’souza to the hilt, believes that his victory is a sign of changing political culture. For Mumbai, D’souza is a start that citizens are willing to work the system without political parties. A warning bell for the Congress, NCP, and even the Sena-BJP.