India, Feb. 21 -- BJP corporator Prabhakar Shinde on Friday assumed office after being elected as the unopposed chairman of the Standing Committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). He outlined a focused agenda centred on fiscal discipline, infrastructure upgrades, and improved civic delivery.

Shinde's election created history, marking the first time a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator will head the powerful Standing Committee, considered the most coveted position in Asia's richest municipal corporation. The panel plays a crucial role in scrutinising and approving the BMC's budget and expenditure.

Shinde is a senior BJP corporator from Ward 106 (Mulund East) and is currently serving his fifth term in the civic body....