India, Feb. 7 -- Cementing its dominance in Panvel following a landslide victory in the recent civic elections, the BJP-led Mahayuti is poised to install the Panvel Municipal Corporation's (PMC) first mayor from the influential Agri community.

Two-time corporator Nitin Jairam Patil filed his nomination for the mayor's post on Friday, while Pramila Ravinath Patil was nominated as deputy mayor, further consolidating the alliance's control over the civic body.

However, the opposition has ensured a formal contest. For the mayor's post, Archana Nitin Bhoir of the Peasants and Workers Party (PWP), a former chairperson of the Women and Child Welfare Committee, filed her nomination against Nitin Patil. Similarly, for the deputy mayor's position...