Updated On: 16 February, 2026 09:41 PM IST | Mumbai | Eshanpriya MS
Pednekar was announced as the LOP by Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde. Shiv Sena (UBT), with 65 elected representatives, is the largest opposition party in BMC

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and LOP Kishori Pednekar (centre). PIC/ ASHISH RAJE
Former Mumbai mayor and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Kishori Pednekar on Monday became the first woman to hold the post of Leader of Opposition (LOP) in BMC’s 227-member general body.
The post of LOP was first created in 1999 following the reversal of the "Mayor-in-Council" system.