The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside the Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi's decision calling for fresh elections of the six members to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)'s Standing Committee and directed her to declare the election results as per the voting held on February 24.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Monday approved the name of Mukesh Goyal as presiding officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) meeting to conduct Mayoral polls.
Months after Delhi LG VK Saxena turned down the Kejriwal government's request to appoint Aam Aadmi Party councillor Mukesh Goel as presiding officer of a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) meeting to conduct Mayoral polls, the ruling party once again proposed the name of the senior most co
Bhardwaj, who is a nominated member of MCD, while speaking to ANI, said, "It is necessary to conduct the election in April. Incumbent Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi has set April 26 as the date for this," Delhi government minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj said.
After the Delhi Municipal Corporation Standing Committee election witnessed chaos on the third day, MCD Mayor Shelly Oberoi announced February 27 as the new date for the election on Friday.
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Hours after being elected as the Delhi mayor, Shelly Oberoi on Wednesday accused BJP councillors of trying to attack her during the Standing Committee elections of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday linked the CBI summons on him in the excise policy case to the Supreme Court's ruling on the MCD mayoral polls on Friday, which he claimed was a slap on the face of the BJP.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved the proposal of convening the adjourned first meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on February 22 for election of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and six members of the standing committee, the LG said in a statement.
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.
It was approved by the central government-appointed special officer Ashwini Kumar--a first in over two decades as the mayoral election is still pending.
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.