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BJP-Shiv Sena flags come-up at Fort as BMC gears up for Mumbai mayor election

Updated On: 10 February, 2026 09:47 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Flags of the BJP and the Shiv Sena alliance have come-up in Fort area ahead of the Mumbai mayor election on Wednesday, February 11. Pics/Ashish Raje

Flags of the BJP and the Shiv Sena alliance have come-up in Fort area ahead of the Mumbai mayor election on Wednesday, February 11. Pics/Ashish Raje

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Flags of the BJP and the Shiv Sena alliance have come-up in Fort area ahead of the Mumbai mayor election on Wednesday, February 11. Pics/Ashish Raje
<p>BJP leader Ritu Tawde is set to become the next Mayor of Mumbai, marking the party&rsquo;s return to the post after nearly four decades</p>

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BJP leader Ritu Tawde is set to become the next Mayor of Mumbai, marking the party’s return to the post after nearly four decades

<p>Given the strength of the alliance &mdash; comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena, and RPI-A &mdash; in the general body of the BMC, both candidates are likely to be elected unopposed</p>

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Given the strength of the alliance — comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena, and RPI-A — in the general body of the BMC, both candidates are likely to be elected unopposed

<p>Shiv Sena&rsquo;s Sanjay Ghadi is likely to be the deputy mayor of Mumbai</p>

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Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Ghadi is likely to be the deputy mayor of Mumbai

<p>Ritu Tawde, aged 49, is a two-time corporator from Ghatkopar</p>

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Ritu Tawde, aged 49, is a two-time corporator from Ghatkopar

<p>Tawde was elected from ward 132, with 19,810 votes in the BMC Elections held in January, 2026</p>

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Tawde was elected from ward 132, with 19,810 votes in the BMC Elections held in January, 2026

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