Ritu Tawde elected Mumbai Mayor, Sanjay Ghadi Deputy Mayor: BJP returns after 4 decades

• BJP's Ritu Tawde and Shiv Sena's Sanjay Ghadi were elected unopposed as Mumbai's Mayor and Deputy Mayor on Wednesday, February 11.
• The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) did not field any candidates, leading to their unopposed election.
• Ritu Tawde, a two-term corporator from Ghatkopar East, is Mumbai's eighth woman mayor and the BJP’s first since 1982–83, ending Shiv Sena’s 25-year control.
• Sanjay Ghadi, a corporator from Magathane, represents the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and is expected to serve a 15-month term.
• This election highlights the power-sharing arrangement between the BJP and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena in Maharashtra's political landscape.