Earlier on Monday, the Congress announced the first list of 87 candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. This came a day after the party announced its alliance with the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) for the civic polls

Geeta Gawli submitted her nomination from ward number 212 in Byculla. She had earlier served as a corporator from the same ward after winning the 2017 civic elections. Her sister Yogita Gawli-Waghmare, filed her nomination from ward number 207 in the Byculla-Mazgaon area