The national capital Delhi is likely to get a new mayor on Wednesday following the intervention of the Supreme Court. The apex court intervened and ruled that the mayoral elections of Delhi would be held on priority. Voting will take place at 11 am today.
Why was there a delay in the election of the Mayor of Delhi?
The main reason behind the delay in the mayoral election in the national capital is the growing bitterness between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by PM Narendra Modi.
Political infighting between the two parties has resulted in three unsuccessful attempts by the Delhi municipal body to hold the mayoral elections.
As per the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act, 1957, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor are to be elected in the first session of the House after the civic elections.
However, it has been more than two months since the municipal elections took place and the city is yet to find a mayor.
The municipal elections in Delhi were held on 4 December and the results were declared on 7 December.
The AAP had emerged as a clear winner in the MCD elections held on December 4, winning 134 wards and ending the BJP's 15-year rule in the civic body. The saffron party finished second by winning 104 wards, while the Congress won nine seats in the 250-member municipal house.
There has been an unprecedented development at Municipal House since 6 Jan 6 for the first time after the Delhi MCD elections. The House was adjourned following a heated exchange between BJP and AAP members.
The second sitting of the House on 24 January was briefly adjourned after the swearing-in ceremony and later adjourned till the next date by the temporary presiding officer and BJP councilor Satya Sharma.
The adjournment had prompted councillors, 13 MLAs and three Rajya Sabha members of AAP to sit on a "dharna" for nearly five hours in the House chambers at the Civic Centre. Mayor election.
Both the BJP and AAP members blamed each other for derailing the proceedings.
The Municipal House in Delhi convened again on February 6 as the city was expected to get a mayor after much delay.
But it failed to elect the mayor for the third time after an uproar over the decision to allow leaders to vote in the mayoral election, even as the AAP alleged a "well-planned conspiracy" by the BJP to stall the process and said That it would move the Supreme Court to hold the election "under the supervision of the court".
Subsequently, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi LG's decision to allow nominated members to vote, following which the apex court issued a notice to the LG on February 8.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had also sent a proposal to LG for holding elections on February 22.
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