The Delhi mayor election could not be held twice in January
New Delhi:
Leaders of Delhi’s civic body will meet again on February 6 to elect a mayor after two failed attempts last month amid a tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, has alleged the BJP is trying to capture the Municipal Corporation of Delhi by electing a BJP leader to the mayor’s post, although the AAP won far more seats than the BJP in the recent election to the civic body.
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, with whom the AAP shares a rocky relationship, has agreed to call a sitting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, or MCD, house session to elect the mayor.
The MCD had sought February 10 to call a session for electing the mayor, news agency PTI reported. The Kejriwal government had suggested three dates – February 3, 4 and 6.
The mayor could not be elected when the councilors met on January 6 and 24 due to acrimonious exchanges between AAP and BJP leaders.
Shelly Oberoi, the AAP candidate for mayor, filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Thursday to demand the election be conducted soon.
