Mumbai Mayor: Woman Mayor for BMC? Shiv Sena UBT Alleges Rigging in Lottery Process

• The lottery process for mayoral positions in Maharashtra's 29 municipal corporations began, with Mumbai slated for an Open Category woman mayor.
• Shiv Sena (UBT) has accused the ruling alliance of rigging the reservation process, citing last-minute rule changes for the Scheduled Tribe category.
• Former Shiv Sena (UBT) mayor Kishori Pednekar alleged Mumbai was intentionally excluded from the Scheduled Tribe category due to their two corporators.
• Mayoral posts in 17 municipal corporations will be from the Open Category, with nine reserved for women, including Mumbai, Pune, and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
• Madhuri Missal, Minister of State for Urban Development, dismissed Shiv Sena (UBT)'s allegations as baseless, stating the process followed rules.

Why It Matters: Shiv Sena (UBT) alleges rigging in the Mumbai mayoral lottery, while the government denies the claims.