Overview
- The public draw on November 11 allocated 61 wards to OBC, 15 to SC and 2 to ST, with 114 of 227 wards reserved for women across categories.
- This is the first election under Maharashtra’s new rotation rules that prioritize wards with higher SC, ST, OBC and women populations for reservation.
- Several veteran corporators lost traditional wards due to the reshuffle, including Ravi Raja, Neil Somaiya, Tejasvee Ghosalkar and Harshita Narwekar.
- Analyses of the outcome indicate comparatively fewer sitting seats reserved for the Shinde-led Shiv Sena than for the BJP and Shiv Sena (UBT), reshaping party calculations.
- The draw, held at Bandra’s Bal Gandharva Rangmandir with schoolchildren drawing lots and live streaming, advances preparations for civic polls expected in January 2026 under a Supreme Court timeline.