The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won the mayoral polls in Delhi on Wednesday. Its candidate Shelly Oberoi was declared the new mayor of Delhi after three failed attempts in the past to hold voting.
After three abortive attempts to elect mayor for the national capital, Aam Aadmi Party s Shelly Oberoi has been elected as the new mayor of Delhi on Wednesday. Oberoi received 150 votes as against BJP candidate Rekha Gupta s 116. aaa
Delhi is set to elect its first single mayor in ten years after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was unified last year. Aam Aadmi Party, which won the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, with 134 seats has fielded two candidates- Shelly Oberoi along with Ashu Thakur.Rekha Gupta, a three-term councillor from Shalimar Bagh, is the BJP's nominee for the mayor poll. The AAP has named Aaley Mohammad Iqbal and Jalaj Kumar as the contenders for deputy mayor's post, who have been pitted against Ram Nagar councillor Kamal Bagri. The AAP ended the 15-year-long reign of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the MCD polls that were held on December 4.
In the latest development, AAP has cried foul play over Delhi lieutenant governor's decision to appoint BJP councillor Satya Sharma as the presiding officer of MCD and later the appointment of ten aldermen to the civic body. Stay tuned with India Today for more LIVE updates.