India, Feb. 7 -- After nearly four years of administrative rule, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday further consolidated its hold over the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), with Ravi Landge elected unopposed as mayor and Sharmila Babar as deputy mayor.

The elections became uncontested after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Vaishali Kalbhor withdrew her nomination for the deputy mayor's post within the stipulated time. The NCP had earlier decided not to contest the mayoral election following the death of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.

The special general body meeting was held on Friday at Yashwantrao Chavan Hall at the PCMC headquarters under the chairmanship of presiding officer Deepak Taware. PCMC comm...