Delhi Standing Committee 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 BJP's Sundar Singh Tanwar was nominated to the 18th, and final, seat of the Delhi Municipal Corporation's Standing Committee on Friday afternoon, following an election that featured only his party's councillors.

Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party will not participate in the election today to fill the seventh seat in the Standing Committee of the national capital's civic body, Manish Sisodia said 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.

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 Delhi High Court has stayed the election to the municipal body's key committee a day after councillors fought in the house.

After much pandemonium in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over the six-member standing committee election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took 'Khalnayika' jibe at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) by sharing a satirical post on social media.

The election to elect six candidates of Delhi civic body's standing committee was held today in which the Mayor declared one vote invalid, leading to chaos.

AAP rebel Pawan Sehrawat on Friday cast his vote during the election for six members of the MCD's standing committee amid jeers by his former colleagues, many of whom termed him a "traitor".

Chaotic scenes were witnessed at the Delhi Civic Centre during the election for the six members of the Standing Committee, understood to be the most powerful body in the unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi.

As the voting for MCD standing committee carried on till late on Wednesday amid adjournments, the BJP accused AAP of cross voting in the election for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor which underwent earlier in the day.

The councillors of AAP on Sunday wrote to MCD's presiding officer seeking debarment of aldermen from voting in election of mayor, deputy mayor and Standing Committee on February 6.

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 BJP's Sundar Singh Tanwar was nominated to the 18th, and final, seat of the Delhi Municipal Corporation's Standing Committee on Friday afternoon, following an election that featured only his party's councillors.

Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party will not participate in the election today to fill the seventh seat in the Standing Committee of the national capital's civic body, Manish Sisodia said 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.

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 Delhi High Court has stayed the election to the municipal body's key committee a day after councillors fought in the house.

After much pandemonium in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over the six-member standing committee election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took 'Khalnayika' jibe at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) by sharing a satirical post on social media.

The election to elect six candidates of Delhi civic body's standing committee was held today in which the Mayor declared one vote invalid, leading to chaos.

AAP rebel Pawan Sehrawat on Friday cast his vote during the election for six members of the MCD's standing committee amid jeers by his former colleagues, many of whom termed him a "traitor".

Chaotic scenes were witnessed at the Delhi Civic Centre during the election for the six members of the Standing Committee, understood to be the most powerful body in the unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi.

As the voting for MCD standing committee carried on till late on Wednesday amid adjournments, the BJP accused AAP of cross voting in the election for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor which underwent earlier in the day.

The councillors of AAP on Sunday wrote to MCD's presiding officer seeking debarment of aldermen from voting in election of mayor, deputy mayor and Standing Committee on February 6.