Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani on Wednesday declared Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Corporator Ritu Tawde as the mayor of Mumbai during the first session of the newly elected 227-member general body of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), held at noon at the civic headquarters. In the same session, Gagrani also declared Shiv Sena corporator Sanjay Ghadi as the Deputy Mayor of Mumbai.

Gagrani, who is serving as the presiding officer of the inaugural session of the new House, announced Tawde’s election after confirming that only one valid nomination had been received for the post.