This will be the first Delhi MCD Mayor election after the redrawing of the wards.
Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony at the MCD civic centre, AAP councillors entered the well and clashed with BJP members when presiding officer and BJP councillor Satya Sharma started administering oaths to nominated councillors before AAP's elected members.
The house was adjourned as councillors continued to physically clash and push each other for hours.
Delhi was set to get its next Mayor today, over a month after the ruling Aam Aadmi Party unseated the BJP from power in the civic body.
AAP has fielded Shelly Oberoi against BJP's Shalimar Bagh councillor Rekha Gupta for the top post.
Here are the LIVE Updates on Delhi Mayor Elections
House Adjourned Till Further Notice After Chaos In Civic Centre
MCD house adjourned before voting for mayor began after BJP and AAP councillors clashed at Civic Centre.
AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj Shares Photo With Injured Councillor
Will Approach Police Commissioner, Ask To Suspend House: AAP's Atishi
AAP Leader Atishi said the party will approach the Delhi Police Commissioner over the clash with BJP members in the Civic Centre. AAP will demand that the House be suspended till the election proceedings can take place in a legal manner, she said.
"Why Is AAP Afraid?": Meenakshi Lekhi Slams Protests In Civic CentreBJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi said the AAP was causing chaos in the house ahead of the mayoral elections in the capital. "When they are in majority, why are they afraid? AAP MPs do the same in Rajya Sabha as well. They should allow voting," she said.
Watch: BJP Members Attacked AAP Councillor Inside House, Says Sanjay Singh"BJP was defeated in the elections so its resorting to hooliganism in the house. Two-time Aam Aadmi Party councilor Praveen Kumar was attacked by BJP members inside the House. Congress is hand-in-glove with BJP in this," Sanjay Singh said in his tweet.
"AAP Has No Trust In Its Councillors": BJP's Manoj Tiwari To NDTV
BJP leader Manoj Tiwari said that the AAP was blocking the mayoral election process as it has "no trust" in its councillors and has "lost the elections". The BJP, which lost the civic polls after three terms in power, has claimed that they will win the Mayor's post. Anti-defection law does not apply to the civic body and councillors can vote to elect a BJP mayor.
Manish Sisodia Says BJP Is Hiding "Their Misdeeds In MCD"
"BJP has stooped so low to hide their misdeeds in MCD! Elections postponed, illegally appointing presiding officer, illegally appointing nominated councilors, and now the public's elected councilors are not being administered oath.... If you cannot respect the verdict of the public, then why hold elections?," Manish Sisodia said in a tweet.
This Is Why AAP Councillors Are Protesting Lt Governor, BJP In Civic Centre
The protest at the MCD Civic Centre began as the presiding officer and BJP councillor Satya Sharma started administering oaths to alderman, all BJP members, before AAP's elected councillors. AAP raised slogan opposing the move claiming it was "illegal" for nominated members to be sworn in before the elected members.
AAP, BJP Councillors Raise Slogans Ahead Of Oath CeremonyAAP and BJP councillors entered the well, climbed on chairs and raised slogans ahead of the oath-taking ceremony at the MCD civic centre in the national capital. The protests erupted when AAP members raised slogans as presiding officer and BJP councillor Satya Sharma was about to begin the election process.
"Clear, One-Side Majority": Atishi Predicts AAP Mayor, Deputy
AAP Alleges "Deal" With BJP Over Congress Walkout
AAP Accuses Lt Governor Of "Skewing" Civic Body Ahead Of Mayor ElectionAAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, the Centre's representative in Delhi, of trying to influence the election and intentionally picking members so that the civic body is "skewed" towards the BJP. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Saxena had on Thursday appointed BJP councillor Satya Sharma as the temporary speaker to preside over the election instead of Mukesh Goyal, whom AAP had recommended.