The tripartite elections for chairpersons for the various committees in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) turned into a one-sided affair after the Congress withdrew its contestants at the last minute, and Shiv Sena won both seats for the Standing as well as Education Committees on Monday. While the contestants of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost, members claimed their strategy to expose the Congress as a Sena-sponsored opposition party was a success.

The Congress and BJP filed nominations along with Shiv Sena last week. The elections were unopposed for the past three years. But, after the Bombay High Court disposed of the petition of BJP leader Prabhakar Shinde who was seeking the post of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) on September 21, the Congress (which holds the post) decided to contest the elections.