New Delhi: BJP councillor Preeti Aggarwal was on Thursday elected unopposed as the mayor of north Delhi as the new team of the area's civic body also took charge.

Besides, Vijay Kumar Bhagat was also chosen unopposed as the deputy mayor as no other party had filed nominations for the two posts. While Aggarwal represents Rohini-F ward (No 57-N), Bhagat had won from ward no 20-N in the high-stakes MCD polls held on April 23, in which the BJP had fielded all fresh faces to counter "anti-incumbency".