BJP’s triple engine government in Delhi, Raja Iqbal Singh becomes Mayor

BJP won MCD election: BJP councilor Raja Iqbal Singh has become the mayor of Delhi. He won by a majority of 133 votes. While Congress candidate Mandeep got only 8 votes. Jai Bhagwan Yadav (Begumpur ward) has become the deputy mayor of Delhi. With this, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has returned to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) after two years.

Elections were held today for the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. In which BJP has won. Raja Iqbal Singh was the BJP’s mayor’s candidate. He said that the people of Delhi have entrusted us the responsibility of solving the problems of the city. You have already accepted your defeat. Now we will end corruption and complete the pending work of the last two years.

You called for election boycott

At a press conference on Thursday, AAP’s former Mayor style Oberoi and leader Mukesh Goyal called upon the people to boycott the election. He alleged that the BJP has made fun of the democratic process. At the same time, Mandeep Singh filed his nomination for the post of Mayor from the Congress and Ariba Khan filed his nomination for the post of Deputy Mayor.

– Total seats in MCD: 250

– Current active seats: 238 (12 seats vacant)

– BJP: 117 (124 in 2022)

– You: 113 (134 in 2022)

– Congress: 8

Raja Iqbal Singh will meet

After becoming the mayor of Delhi, Raja Iqbal Singh will hold a meeting with all the councilors. Important decisions will be taken in this meeting. These include issues like renaming Lala Lajpat Rai Marg to Bodo leader Upendranath Brahma Marg, reviewing the health plan for MCD employees and demolishing dilapidated buildings.

Now excuses will not run, work will have to be done: Saurabh Bhardwaj

The Aam Aadmi Party has decided not to contest this election. They want the BJP a chance to run the triple engine government to see what the BJP can really do. After the election results, AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj said that even after all the tricks, the BJP has only 117 councilors in the 250 councilors MCD. In the House of 238 councilors, it has only a majority of 120. The BJP government with this triple engine will no longer have to make any excuse. Now do not blame anyone, they have to work and show them. The public will know about their work within a month.