Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanavis on Monday said that three-term MLA Ameet Satam has been chosen as the new president of the Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit.

The development comes ahead of polls to the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), likely to be held later this year.

Fadnavis expressed hope that under Satam's leadership, the BJP will reclaim power in the BMC.