Mumbai, 19 Jan (HS): The official draw for mayor’s

posts in 29 municipal corporations, for which elections were held on January

15, will be held on January 22.

According to the notification issued by the Urban

Development Department, the meeting to decide the reservation for the Mayor’s

posts will be held under the chairmanship of the Minister of State for Urban

Development at 11 am on January 22. The elected corporators and their parties

are sitting with crossed fingers waiting for the draw. By the afternoon the

picture will be clear.

Meanwhile, the political parties are trying to work out permutation and

combinations in some municipal corporations where none of the parties could win

absolute majority.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar