Mumbai, Jan. 22 -- The race for the Mayor's post in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has entered its decisive phase after the Maharashtra government's Urban Development Department announced on Thursday that the post has been reserved for the 'General Woman' category for the upcoming term.
The reservation was finalised through a lottery conducted at Mantralaya, the state secretariat here, following the recently concluded BMC elections. The announcement has set the stage for the formal mayoral election scheduled on January 28, when all 227 newly elected corporators will participate.
The development follows a significant political shift in Mumbai's civic politics. In the BMC elections held on January 15, the Bharatiya Janata Party emer...