Mumbai Mayor: Ritu Tawde To Take Charge As 8th Woman Mayor Today

Ritu Rawde is set to take charge as the first woman mayor of Mumbai today (February 11) after being elected unopposed in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). This is going to happen after three years, with the previous term ended inn 2022. 

Tawde will be the first BJP mayor in Mumbai and marks the end of the Shiv Sena's uninterrupted 25-year-old hold in BMC rule. This comes after Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ndid ot choose to field a mayoral candidate against Tawde. For the post of Deputy Mayor, Shinde Sena's corporator Sanjay Ghadi has been confirmed.

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A meeting between Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar is scheduled at 12 noon today, along with Mahayuti corporators.

The appointment of committee members will take place today. Ritu Tawde will be assumed charged as Mumbai Mayor in the presence of Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani. After 44 years, a BJP Mayor will sit in the municipal corporation's mayoral position.

Mumbai, Maharashtra: BJP’s first woman BMC Mayor Ritu Tawde will officially assume office today in Mumbai, ending nearly four years of administrative rule. Posters adorn the BMC office, and she is set to address a key press conference at the BMC press gallery. pic.twitter.com/8p26NvGMiR

— IANS (@ians_india) February 11, 2026

Former mayor and Sena UBT leader Kishori Pednekar said the party’s decision was guided by respect for Marathi identity and an acceptance of the Mahayuti alliance’s numerical strength in the 227-member civic body. The mayoral post carries a tenure of two and a half years, while the deputy mayor’s position will rotate every 15 months.

What Ritu Tawde Said Ahead of Her Taking Charge

"There is a clear difference between Mumbai before 2014 and after 2014, especially since Devendra Fadnavis became Chief Minister. Civic issues such as water supply, roads, concrete roads, and women’s safety are being addressed, including the installation of CCTV cameras," she said while speaking to news agency PTI. 

"Major infrastructure projects have been launched—expanding metro connectivity, the Coastal Road, and the tunnel project from Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Improved connectivity has boosted mobility and communication. Mumbai’s infrastructure is growing stronger, and I will continue to work to take it forward, both in the Assembly and on the ground, by engaging with people and addressing their concerns," she added.