Surat: Despite BJP’s clear majority in the Surat Municipal Corporation’s general board, a move by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led to high drama and conf.
Daxesh Mavani of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been elected as the mayor of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) in Gujarat, India. The election took place amid high drama, as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) nominated one of its turncoat corporators for the post. The BJP has 93 corporators in the 120-seat SMC, while the AAP is the only opposition party with 27.
In 2021, AAP had emerged as main opposition party in Surat Municipal Corporation, since then 12 have left and 2 come back. Its MLAs also seen as under pressure from BJP
The six councillor include Ashok Dhami (housing project), Kiran Khokhani (social welfare and recreational cultural committee), Ghanshyam Makwana (light and fire committee), Patel Nirali (health committee), Dharmendra Vavaliya (transport mobility committee) and Swati Kayda (law committee).