The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will make its fourth attempt to elect a mayor on Wednesday, after three failed attempts by the municipal body. In the tussle between AAP and BJP which had stalled the election of the mayor for so long, the Supreme Court had to step in and order the issuance of a notice within 24 hours for convening the first meeting of the MCD to fix the date of elections for the mayor, the deputy mayor and the members of the standing committee of the civic body. The civic body had previously made attempts on January 6, January 24 and February 6 to hold the elections but failed to do so.
AAP had previously triumphed in the election battle in December, winning 134 wards and breaking the BJP’s 15-year hegemony in the local body. In the 250-member Municipal House, the Congress won nine seats, while the BJP won 104 wards to come in second place. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha and Justice J B Pardiwala, during a hearing on Friday, directed that the election of the Delhi mayor shall be conducted at the first MCD meet, and once elected, the mayor shall preside over the deputy mayor’s election.
Delhi Mayor Election: Over 80 Councillors Have Voted So Far
Amid the ongoing voting process to elect MCD mayor on Wednesday – a fourth attempt since the first House meet – nearly 80 councillors have voted so far besides MPs and MLAs.
Delhi MCD Mayor Polls Live Updates: Total 274 Valid Votes for the Mayoral Polls
There are a total of 274 valid votes for the mayoral election. However, 9 Congress councillors are not participating in voting process as the grand old party has boycotted the mayoral election. Hence, a total of 265 votes are expected to be cast in Wednesday’s election. Either of the two mayoral candidates needs 134 votes to win.
Delhi MCD Mayor Polls 2023-24 Live: BJP’s Candidates for MCD’s Standing Committee
BJP’s candidates for the MCD’s standing committee, including Pankaj Luthra (Jhilmil), Gajendra Daral (Mundka), and former South Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor Kamaljeet Sehrawat (Dwarka).
Delhi Mayor Polls Live: BJP, AAP MP’s Cast Thier Votes
Earlier, four BJP MPs and three AAP MPs, along with all 14 nominated MLAs, cast their votes. BJP MPs Gautam Gambhir, Manoj Tiwari and Ramesh Bidhuri have not yet arrived at the house.
