While political parties discuss 33 per cent reservation for women, the Maharashtra Assembly continues to see low female representation, with women making up less than 8 per cent of MLAs this time. Despite major parties fielding around 50 women candidates in the recent elections, only 22 secured victories—one less than in 2019. Notably, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP-SP failed to elect even a single woman MLA, while the BJP has 15 women MLAs.

In Mumbai, out of five women MLAs, four contested again. Vidya Thakur and Manisha Choudhari, both 63-year-old BJP veterans, scored hat tricks by winning the Goregaon and Dahisar constituencies for the third consecutive time. However, Bharti Lavekar of the BJP lost in Versova, and Shiv Sena's Yamini Jadhav was defeated by the Shiv Sena (UBT) in Byculla. Sana Malik, daughter of Nawab Malik, won her debut election, while Dr Jyoti Gaikwad, sister of MP Varsha Gaikwad, reclaimed Dharavi. Jyoti, who recently reverted to her maiden name Gaikwad from Girigosavi, continues her family's political legacy.