Delhi BJP withdraws from MCD’s mayor & deputy mayor election
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will sopt for a brand new mayor and a deputy mayor today. The high-stakes polls are being held at a time while the civic frame is but to sopt for the effective Standing Committee, which performs an crucial position in neighborhood civic governance.
In today`s election, incumbent mayor Shelly Oberoi of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will face off in opposition to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor from Greater Kailash Shikha Rai. Similarly, incumbent deputy mayor Aaley Mohammad Iqbal of the AAP will tackle BJP`s Soni Pandey from the Sonia Vihar ward in East Delhi.
Being the ruling birthday birthday celebration withinside the MCD, the AAP has exuded self belief that its applicants will mark their victory on this election.
MCD elections for mayor and deputy mayor are held via way of means of mystery ballot, and anti-defection legal guidelines do now no longer apply. The electoral university is made from 250 elected councillors, 14 MLAs, and 10 MPs. After prevailing 134 of the 250 municipal wards withinside the December four civic elections, the AAP had a clean numerical advantage.
In MCD`s history, simplest 8 mayors have served for extra than a year, and if elected, Oberoi can be the 9th such mayor.
