New Delhi. The Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi has refused to contest the MCD Mayor election. On the last day of nomination of the election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly and former CM Atishi Marlena announced that you will not field your candidate in the election. With this, he has made serious allegations against the BJP. At the same time, BJP has retaliated on Atishi’s allegations. The election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor is to be held on 25 April, in such a situation, it has been decided to become BJP’s mayor due to the Aam Aadmi Party’s election process.
VIDEO | Delhi Lop and Aap Leader Atishi (@Atishiaap) At a press conference alleges BJP has resolved to humor-trading ahead of mayor polls. Here’s what she said:
“Bjp has increased its numbers through Horse-trading and breaking councilors. If aap wants to win the mayoral… pic.twitter.com/zpchdguoh7
– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) April 21, 2025
Atishi Marlena said, “We respect the people of Delhi and we do not believe in buying or selling any councilor or MLA.” The BJP has increased the number of councilors due to the sabotage, purchase of councilors. If the Aam Aadmi Party has to win the election of the mayor, then buying or breaking councilors is the only way, but we do not believe in such politics, so we are not contesting the election of mayor.
At the same time, BJP Delhi spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor surrounded Atishi and said that the Aam Aadmi Party knows that it has lost a majority in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Not only this, you have also stalled the administrative and maintenance work of the Municipal Corporation in the last two and a half years. This is the reason that the Aam Aadmi Party has retreated from the election, pretending to renounce. Let us tell you that currently Mahesh Kumar Dhan is the mayor of Delhi MCD. Prior to him, Aam Aadmi Party’s style Oberoi and Ali Mohammad Iqbal were elected deputy mayors. Both of them held this position for two terms.