Overnight Ruckus in MCD Spills to Thursday

New Delhi: A huge chaos erupted after councillors gathered in the assembly on Wednesday to elect Delhi’s new mayor, a deputy mayor and a standing committee. In the election of the mayor, Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Shelly Oberoi defeat the Bharatiya Janta Party’s (BJP) Rekha Gupta.

Following defeat in the election, BJP party members protested the way the polls were being conducted. BJP alleged that AAP was taking “unlawful” steps like asking members to click photos of their votes and sending them in groups of eight to prevent cross-voting.

Later, AAP accused the BJP of trying to “hijack” the civic body despite losing the municipal elections and, when thwarted, resolving to violence. Shelly Oberoi accused BJP members of trying to “attack” her in the assembly as the proceedings devolved into absolute pandemonium.

“This is extremely shameful. We are not afraid of cross-voting at all, people from Delhi have given us the mandate and shown faith in us. They (BJP) have lost elections, they’ll be afraid,” she said.

AAP also posted a video of Rekha Gupta ripping off and breaking microphones as BJP tried to end the elections. Members were also seen throwing bottles and dousing each other with water.

BJP Mayor Candidate @gupta_rekha की हार की बौखलाहट देखिये‼️

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— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) February 23, 2023

The Aam Aadmi Party’s Shelly Oberoi won the Delhi Mayor elections on Wednesday. She became the capital city’s first woman mayor in 10 years.  Interestingly Delhi got its new mayor after 75 days of formation of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).