MUMBAI, Jan. 23 -- Mumbai and 14 other cities, including Navi Mumbai, Mira-Bhayandar and Nagpur, will have women mayors drawn from various categories. This follows a draw conducted by the state urban development department for reservation to the mayoral post in the 29 municipal corporations that went to the polls last week. The exercise, though, was marred by allegations of rigging by the opposition, which claimed the exercise was tailored to benefit the ruling parties. The draw was held in the state secretariat, Mantralaya, on Thursday. Reservations in various categories are based on the proportion of scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST) and other backward classes (OBCs) in the 29 municipal corporations, according to the 2011 census. Also, the law mandates 50% reservation for women . With the lots now drawn, three-term corporators Alka Kerkar and Rajashree Shirwadkar, who are BJP's most senior corporators, have emerged as the frontrunners for the ceremonial post. The BJP has 49 women out of its total tally of 89 corporators in the BMC. P5...