BJP names Ritu Tawde as Mahayuti candidate for Mumbai Mayor

The Mahayuti alliance on Saturday named BJP’s Ritu Tawde as the nominee for the post of Mumbai mayor, while Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shankar Ghadi has been named the nominee for Deputy Mayor. This is the first time ever that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have mayor in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).Ms Tawde and  Shiv Sena's Sanjay Shankar file their nominations for the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor, respectively. filed her nomination for the post.

#WATCH | Mumbai | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Elections | BJP’s Ritu Tawde and Shiv Sena's Sanjay Shankar file their nominations for the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor, respectively. pic.twitter.com/2B30LFkpAf

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Ritu Tawde as first elected as a corporator in 2012 from Ward No. 127. In the 2017 elections, she won from Ghatkopar’s Ward No. 121. She secured her third consecutive victory in the 2025 elections from Ward No. 132. She is currently serving as Vice President of the Maharashtra BJP Mahila Morcha. . Sanjay Ghadi has been named the official candidate of the Shiv Sena–BJP Mahayuti alliance for the Deputy Mayor’s post, which will be held for a tenure of one and a quarter years. In the Mumbai Municipal Corporation election results, the BJP emerged as the single largest party by winning 89 seats. The Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) secured 29 seats, and with their support, the Mahayuti alliance has come close to securing a majority