India, March 7 -- The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has approached the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) seeking allotment of land in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) to expand its operational footprint in Mumbai, the exchange said in a statement.

This move follows the National Stock Exchange taking up space in the area last year.

BSE's Managing Director and CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy, along with Chief Regulatory Officer Kamala Kantharaj, met Sanjay Mukherjee, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA, to discuss the identification of a suitable land parcel for the proposed expansion, it said.

The development follows the recent expansion of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in BKC, further reinforcing the business district's pos...