01 December,2009 12:34 PM IST | | Urvashi Seth
Raj Thackeray's MNS decided to stay away from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) mayoral elections today.
BMC is all set to elect its second consecutive woman Mayor. Along with the MNS, the Samajwadi Party announced on Monday that it would refrain from voting.
The six corporators of MNS would not be participating in the voting tomorrow (Tuesday) for the mayor's post, the party announced.
In the 228-member House, Shiv Sena has 81 corporators, BJP 29, Akhil Bharatiya Sena two and three Independents. Congress has 77, Nationalist Congress Party 14, Samajwadi Party seven, and RPI three.
