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The latest MCD election ended the BJP’s 15-year rule within the Delhi civic physique.
New Delhi:
In yet one more U-turn, the BJP has determined to contest the election in opposition to the AAP for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor in Delhi. After contrasting statements on totally different cases following its civic ballot loss, BJP has finalised its candidates for the Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD) posts.
Rekha Gupta, a BJP councillor from Shalimar Bagh, has been chosen for the mayor’s race whereas Kamal Bagri of Ram Nagar ward will combat for the deputy mayor’s put up.
The AAP, which now has most variety of Councillors within the civic physique, has introduced Shelly Oberoi as its mayor candidate and Aale Mohammad Iqbal for the race for the deputy mayor’s put up. Ms Oberoi is a Councillor from East Patel Nagar and Ms Iqbal from Chandani Mahal.
The December 4 election ended the BJP’s 15-year rule within the Delhi civic physique with the AAP rising victorious in 134 of the overall 250 seats. The BJP completed second with 104 seats however the social gathering’s IT head Amit Malviya had urged the mayor’s election was nonetheless an open recreation.
“Now over to electing a mayor for Delhi. It’s going to all rely on who can maintain the numbers in an in depth contest, which approach the nominated councillors vote and so forth. Chandigarh has a BJP mayor, for example,” he had tweeted.
Now over to electing a Mayor for Delhi…
It’s going to all rely on who can maintain the numbers in an in depth contest, which approach the nominated councillors vote and so forth.
Chandigarh has a BJP Mayor, for example.
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) December 7, 2022
Days later, BJP Delhi chief Adesh Gupta instructed NDTV that the subsequent mayor can be from AAP because it had received the election. “BJP will play the function of a robust opposition within the MCD,” he had mentioned.
Elections for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor can be held on January 6.
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