BJP's Ritu Tawade Becomes Mumbai's New Mayor, Shiv Sena Gets Deputy Mayor Post

• Ritu Tawade of BJP elected as Mumbai's new Mayor, first time in 25 years a non-Shiv Sena mayor.
• Sanjay Shankar Ghadi of Shiv Sena appointed Deputy Mayor, will hold the post for 15 months.
• Ghadi was among leaders who supported Eknath Shinde, leading to MVA government collapse.
• BJP is the largest party in the 227-member BMC with 89 seats; ruling alliance has 118 corporators.
• BMC, the richest municipal body, has a budget of 74,450 crore rupees for 2025-26.