New Delhi: Elections were held last December for a total of 250 seats in the Delhi Corporation. The votes were counted and the results announced on December 7. In this, AAP won 134, BJP 104, Congress 9 and independents 3.
On behalf of Aam Aadmi Party, Shelly Obera was announced for the post of Mayor and Ale Mohammad Iqbal for the post of Deputy Mayor. Even though the Aam Aadmi Party won the majority in the elections, the BJP also shocked by announcing the Mayoral and Deputy Mayoral candidates.
Subsequently, a new council meeting was held on January 6 for the swearing in of councilors and the election of mayor and deputy mayor. The meeting was adjourned due to the commotion.
In this case, the meeting of the Delhi Municipal Corporation met again yesterday morning. BJP member Satya Sharma, who was appointed by the Delhi Lt. Governor as the interim chairman of the House, first invited the nominated members to take oath. Aam Aadmi members protested against this. The nominees were sworn in amid their protests. The elected members were then sworn in. Subsequently, the BJP members went to the center of the House and chanted in support of Prime Minister Modi and against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. This led to a heated argument between BJP and Aam Aadmi Party members. Due to the continued chaos in the House, the meeting of the Delhi Cabinet was adjourned again without specifying a new date.
It is noteworthy that apart from the 250 elected members of the House, 7 Lok Sabha members from Delhi, 3 Rajya Sabha members from Aam Aadmi Party and 14 MLAs nominated by the Delhi Speaker are going to vote in the Delhi Mayor and Deputy Mayor elections.
