Overview
- The BMC held a supervised, livestreamed draw at Bal Gandharva Rangmandir in Bandra, with schoolchildren picking lots under Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani’s oversight.
- Overall, 61 wards are reserved for OBC, 15 for SC and 2 for ST, and 114 of 227 wards are reserved for women across categories, leaving about 75 wards in the open category.
- A draft reservation list will be published on November 14, public suggestions and objections will be accepted through November 20, and the final notification is scheduled for November 28.
- This is the first BMC election under the State Urban Development Department’s October 2025 rotation framework based on the 2011 Census and the fixed 227-ward map.
- The reshuffle alters party calculations, with reports indicating the Shinde-led Shiv Sena lost a smaller share of incumbents to reservation than the BJP and Sena (UBT), and several prominent corporators lost traditional wards.