In the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the AAP said on Monday, April 21, 2025, that it would not run for the positions of mayor and deputy mayor in the next elections. The date of the polling is set for April 25.
Addressing a press conference, former Delhi Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, said, “The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will play the role of a strong opposition in the MCD as well. BJP did a lot of rigging during the MCD elections but still it lost badly. Even after this, it did not stop and all the councillors were poached.”
According to her, her party has chosen not to run for mayor because it opposes the “politics of sabotage and horse-trading.” “Now the BJP should form its triple engine government and fulfil its promises made to the people of Delhi without any excuses,” Mr. Atishi said.
throughout the news conference, Saurabh Bharadwaj, the head of the AAP’s Delhi branch, accused the BJP of engaging in malpractice throughout the delimitation process. “The BJP had stopped the MCD election earlier too. Wards were shifted during delimitation. There was huge fraud and corruption during the process. Despite this, BJP lost the election and AAP formed the government,” Mr. Bharadwaj said.
Additionally, he said that BJP council members had attempted to interrupt MCD sessions. “After much drama by BJP councillors and ongoing defections, we have decided not to field our candidate this time,” he said.
After several AAP defections in recent months, the BJP’s current strength in the MCD has grown to 119. In the next elections, MPs and MLAs nominated to the MCD can both cast ballots.
On April 25, the corporation will have its regular meeting, and at 2:00 pm, the elections for mayor and deputy mayor will take place, according to a notice released by the MCD Secretary’s Office.
