Delhi Mcd Election

The Supreme Court has questioned Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's "glaring hurry" in holding last week's election to the 18th and final seat of the city municipal corporation's Standing Committee, and stayed voting to pick a Chairman.

The BJP won the last vacant seat of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's 18-member Standing Committee unopposed on Friday.

The latest flashpoint between Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Lieutenant Governor came to an abrupt halt late this evening as the election of a single Standing Committee member of the civic body was called off.

In a last minute intervention, Delhi LG VK Saxena overturned the postponement of elections for the last vacant seat of the standing committee and directed the MCD commissioner Ashwani Kumar to submit a report by 10 pm Thursday.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Standing Committee elections will be held on September 26, according to civic body officials.

Elections to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi that were slated for April 26 were postponed on Thursday, with Lt Governor V K Saxena citing "unprecedented" circumstances where the chief minister is

The Election Commission on Wednesday said it has no objection to the MCD mayoral polls scheduled for April 26, even as the office of Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena is yet to appoint a presiding officer for the election.

The Opposition BJP in Delhi's civic body has started flexing muscle amid the controversy over Mayor elections in Chandigarh. At a meeting today to consider the civic body's budget, the BJP councillors were seen holding a noisy protest.

The Delhi High Court today set aside the decision of Mayor Shelly Oberoi to call for a repoll to elect six members of the MCD standing committee and directed her to declare forthwith the results of the poll held on February 24.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that giving the Lieutenant Governor the power to nominate aldermen in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi would mean that he can destabilise an elected civic body.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked about the "source of power" of the lieutenant governor under the Constitution and the law to nominate 10 aldermen to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) without the aid and advice of the elected government.

Delhi Mayor Election: Aam Aadmi Party's Shelly Oberoi was today re-elected Delhi mayor, after BJP candidate Shikha Rai withdrew her nomination.

Ahead of the MCD mayor poll, AAP councillor from Dwarka C ward Sunita joined the BJP in presence of senior leaders of the Delhi unit on Monday.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approved the name of senior AAP councillor Mukesh Goyal as presiding officer for the election of the mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

The BJP today decided to field Shikha Rai and Soni Pandey for the election of mayor and deputy mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi despite not having adequate numbers in the House.

The Supreme Court has questioned Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's "glaring hurry" in holding last week's election to the 18th and final seat of the city municipal corporation's Standing Committee, and stayed voting to pick a Chairman.

The BJP won the last vacant seat of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's 18-member Standing Committee unopposed on Friday.

The latest flashpoint between Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Lieutenant Governor came to an abrupt halt late this evening as the election of a single Standing Committee member of the civic body was called off.

In a last minute intervention, Delhi LG VK Saxena overturned the postponement of elections for the last vacant seat of the standing committee and directed the MCD commissioner Ashwani Kumar to submit a report by 10 pm Thursday.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Standing Committee elections will be held on September 26, according to civic body officials.

Elections to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi that were slated for April 26 were postponed on Thursday, with Lt Governor V K Saxena citing "unprecedented" circumstances where the chief minister is

The Election Commission on Wednesday said it has no objection to the MCD mayoral polls scheduled for April 26, even as the office of Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena is yet to appoint a presiding officer for the election.

The Opposition BJP in Delhi's civic body has started flexing muscle amid the controversy over Mayor elections in Chandigarh. At a meeting today to consider the civic body's budget, the BJP councillors were seen holding a noisy protest.

The Delhi High Court today set aside the decision of Mayor Shelly Oberoi to call for a repoll to elect six members of the MCD standing committee and directed her to declare forthwith the results of the poll held on February 24.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that giving the Lieutenant Governor the power to nominate aldermen in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi would mean that he can destabilise an elected civic body.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked about the "source of power" of the lieutenant governor under the Constitution and the law to nominate 10 aldermen to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) without the aid and advice of the elected government.

Delhi Mayor Election: Aam Aadmi Party's Shelly Oberoi was today re-elected Delhi mayor, after BJP candidate Shikha Rai withdrew her nomination.

Ahead of the MCD mayor poll, AAP councillor from Dwarka C ward Sunita joined the BJP in presence of senior leaders of the Delhi unit on Monday.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approved the name of senior AAP councillor Mukesh Goyal as presiding officer for the election of the mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

The BJP today decided to field Shikha Rai and Soni Pandey for the election of mayor and deputy mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi despite not having adequate numbers in the House.