Overview
- Nominations closed on February 16 with nine corporators filing for Mayor and six for Deputy, though officials logged 10 and seven nomination sets because some candidates filed twice.
- BJP and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena have fielded separate candidates for both posts, exposing a local rupture in the Mahayuti tie-up.
- Former mayor Vilas Patil, arrested by the EOW and in police custody until February 18, received court approval to file and submitted his papers under strict conditions and heavy security.
- Congress, the largest bloc with 30 corporators, has fielded Tariq Momin but remains short of the 46 needed for a majority as Samajwadi Party numbers and loyalties remain uncertain.
- BJP leaders say their 22 corporators back Narayan Choudhary, while Javed Dalvi filed for both posts and declared support for the Shinde Sena, with final alignments hinging on withdrawals and negotiations ahead of the February 20 vote.