Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde on Monday declared BJP corporator Ganesh Khankar, from Dahisar's ward 7, as the leader of the house in the BMC. 

After electing BJP corporator Ritu Tawde as the BMC Mayor and Sanjay Ghodi from Shiv Sena as her deputy, the 227-member BMC general body on February 16 also elected the leader of the house and the leader of opposition.