Delhi MCD Mayor Poll 2023: For the payer polls, the AAP has fielded first-time councillor from East Patel Nagar Shelly Oberoi as its Mayoral candidate while Aaley Mohammed Iqbal, councillor from Chandni Mahal ward, will contest for the post of deputy mayor. aaa
The turf war in Delhi intensified today as Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena today picked a BJP leader as temporary Speaker to preside over the election of a Mayor on Friday, ignoring the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s recommendation.
Delhi mayor election: The AAP has fielded a first-time councillor from East Patel Nagar Shelly Oberoi as its mayoral candidate, while Aaley Mohammed Iqbal, councillor from Chandni Mahal ward, will contest for the post of deputy mayor. On the other hand, the BJP has fielded Rekha Gupta and Kamal Bagdi as its candidates for elections to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor, respectively.
The BJP candidate for the post of Mayor in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Rekha Gupta, feels that she stands a better chance of heading the civic body, citing her three-term experience as a councillor.