NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) on Wednesday gained the Delhi MCD Ward Committee elections by securing 7 of the overall 12 ward committees.
The AAP, which guidelines the Delhi municipal company, gained 5 ward committees.
The outcome comes a day after Delhi lieutenant governor V Okay Saxena ordered the MCD commissioner to inform the appointment of deputy commissioners as presiding officers for the polls.
This directive adopted Mayor Shelly Oberoi‘s refusal to take action as a consequence of what she termed as an “undemocratic election course of.”
Earlier on Tuesday night, Oberoi resisted appointing presiding officers and expressed her issues. She acknowledged, “My conscience doesn’t permit me to take part in an undemocratic election course of.” Oberoi additionally instructed MCD commissioner Ashwani Kumar to restart the election course of and supply not less than one week for submitting nominations.
This last-minute intervention by the LG, executed beneath particular powers granted by the DMC Act and deemed within the “bigger public curiosity,” goals to finish the uncertainty in regards to the upcoming polls.
The elections proceeded on Wednesday, regardless of the continued stress and safety issues.
