Hooliganism has been defeated and truth has prevailed, said newly elected mayor of Delhi Shelly Oberoi in her first public statement made hours after she was elected as mayor in the fourth attempt after much wrangling between Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party.
After three failed attempts by the municipal body to hold the election to the top post, Delhi Mayoral elections will be held on Wednesday in which the city is expected to get its new Mayor following the Supreme Court's ruling on the matter.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday alleged that Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena "forcibly stopped" the Delhi government from presenting its stand in Supreme Court in the mayor election case
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the election to Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Mayor shall be conducted first and nominated persons have no right to vote in meetings of the Corporation.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud orally observed that the constitutional provision is very clear that the nominated members cannot go for election.
BJP's mayor candidate Rekha Gupta slammed AAP for playing dirty politics and allegedly approaching BJP councillors to support AAP in mayoral elections.
The high-octane political drama unfolded inside the Delhi Civic Centre on Monday as the House met for a third time this month to elect the mayor, only to be deferred till the next date due to ruckus over the nominated members being permitted to vote.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday announced that the AAP will move the Supreme Court against the BJP's allleged bid to stall the mayoral polls in the national capital.
Presiding officer Satya Sharma adjourned the House indefinitely. House adjourned for the third consecutive time. The election of the mayor, deputy mayor and the standing committee was postponed again. Aam Aadmi Party Councillors had written a letter to McD's Presiding Officer on Sunday, d