The lottery on Tuesday for reservation of wards for women for the upcoming BMC polls dealt a major blow to some of the sitting corporators, from all political parties. Many party leaders lost their strongholds to reservation. Shiv Sena’s Vishwanath Mahadeshwar’s seat went into the women’s quota kitty. His wife Pooja, a former corporator, can claim to contest the election this year. “Although, the party will make the final decision,” he said.

A few corporators turned lucky, with some of their seats remaining open. The State Election Commission and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) declared reservation for women on 118 of the 236 electoral seats. In the general category, 109 wards were reserved for women and 110 were open for all categories. Fifteen wards were reserved for the Scheduled Castes (SC), including eight for women. Two wards are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, including one for women candidates.