India, Feb. 11 -- In a dramatic turnaround of events in Chandrapur on Tuesday, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) ditched the Congress and joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), helping the saffron party regain control of the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation (CMC).

BJP leader Sangeeta Khandekar was elected mayor of the civic body while Prashant Danav from Shiv Sena (UBT) was elected deputy mayor. As per the agreement between the two parties, BJP will keep the mayor's post for 15 months, followed by the Sena (UBT) for another 15 months, said Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sandeep Girhe.

Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said the Sena (UBT) was insistent on the mayor's post and chose to extend support to the BJP even after the C...