Overview
- Yogita Gawli lost her maiden contest in Ward 207 to BJP candidate Rohidas Lokhande, ending her first bid for public office.
- Geeta Gawli, a three-time corporator, was defeated in Ward 212 by Samajwadi Party candidate Amrin Shezad Abrani.
- Both sisters contested on the Akhil Bharatiya Sena ticket in Byculla, the family’s traditional stronghold centered on Dagdi Chawl.
- Polling for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation was held on January 15 with turnout at 52.94 percent, lower than in 2017.
- Coverage framed the results as a setback for the Gawli family’s political influence, with broader gains reported for the BJP-led alliance.