BJP leader and corporator from ward no. 132, Ritu Tawade, on Saturday filed her nomination papers for the post of Mayor in BMC. Whereas the Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Shankar Ghadi has filed the nomination papers for Deputy Mayor in the civic body. 

The nomination filing from Tawade and Ghadi marks a key development in the race for the city’s civic body’s administration. Ritu Tawade’s nomination as the BMC Mayor was announced by BJP leader Amit Satam on Saturday. Whereas Sanjay Shankar Ghadi’s name for the Deputy Mayor was announced by Shiv Sena leader Rahul Shewale at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters.