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BJP's Ritu Tawde named Mahayuti candidate for Mumbai mayor; Shinde Sena's Sanjay Shankar Ghadi for deputy mayor

Posted on: Feb 07, 2026 11:11 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
BJP's Ritu Tawde named Mahayuti candidate for Mumbai mayor; Shinde Sena's Sanjay Shankar Ghadi for deputy mayor
PUtting an terminate to the suspense for bombay city manager, the Mahayuti confederation has at endure named their candidate. Ritu Tawde from the Bhartiya Janata Party has been nominated to become the next mayor of Mumbai.Furthermore, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Shankar Ghadi has been nominated for the post of deputy mayor. The elections for Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and 28 other civic bodies were held on January 15 in Maharashtra. In these polls, the BJP won 89 seats in the BMC while Shiv Sena, led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, secured 29, leading the alliance to cross the halfway mark of 144 required to control the civic body.On January 22, the lottery to decide the eligibility for the mayoral posts was conducted and for Mumbai, it was decided that the next mayor will be a woman from the General category.Along with Mumbai, Pune, Dhule, Nanded-Waghala and Navi Mumbai also got women mayors from the general category. Also Read | BJP bags Navi Mumbai mayor, dy mayor posts after Sena pulls outMahayuti names come amid suspense over raceThe elections for Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and 28 other civic bodies were held on January 15 in Maharashtra. In these polls, the BJP won 89 seats in the BMC while Shiv Sena, led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, secured 29, leading the alliance to cross the halfway mark of 144 required to control the civic body.On January 22, the lottery to decide the eligibility for the mayoral posts was conducted and for Mumbai, it was decided that the next mayor will be a woman from the General category.Along with Mumbai, Pune, Dhule, Nanded-Waghala and Navi Mumbai also got women mayors from the general category.Despite the majority, the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance remained worried due to last-minute defections. Shortly after the elections, a row erupted after the Eknath Shinde-led Sena moves its corporators in a Bandra hotel.Post election-day, alliances also kept shifting, bringing more suspense in the run-up to the mayoral lottery. In a turn of events, Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) support to the Shiv Sena in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) sparked political tensions.Additionally, the BJP and the Congress also accused each other of trying to approach the rival party’s corporators.

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