Kishori Pednekar of Shiv Sena was formally elected Mumbai's 77th mayor on Friday and meanwhile, Suhas Wadkar was declared the deputy mayor of Mumbai. Pednekar a three time corporator was elected unopposed since no other political party staked claim to the post. Pednekar started her term with appeals tio the people of Mumbai to save water and to muncipal officials to focus on pothole-free roads
Shiv Sena is the largest party in the 227-member strong civic body, with 91 corporators. The BJP has 81 members followed by Congress (29), NCP (8), Samajwadi Party (6), All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (2), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (1), Akhil Bharatiya Sena (1) and Independent corporators (4).