BJPs Pravesh Wahi Elected MCD Mayor with 156 Votes

Pravesh Wahi, a Bharatiya Janata Party councillor from Rohini East, was elected mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday, April 29, securing 156 votes in the civic body's leadership poll. The Aam Aadmi Party chose to abstain from the contest, allowing the BJP to claim the position unopposed by its main rival.

Wahi's victory required a minimum of 137 votes from an electoral college of 273 members, including 249 councillors, 14 MLAs nominated by the Delhi Assembly, seven Lok Sabha MPs, and three Rajya Sabha members from Delhi. Support from 14 councillors of the Indraprastha Vikas Party contributed to his tally, while Congress candidate Hazi Zaraf received nine votes. In the same election, BJP councillor Monika Pant from Anand Vihar was elected deputy mayor with 156 votes. Jai Bhagwan Yadav from Begumpur and Manish Chadha from Paharganj, both BJP members, were chosen for the standing committee, alongside Aam Aadmi Party councillor Jalaj Chaudhary from Shalimar Bagh.

Following his election, Wahi expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and BJP leadership. "We will clean Delhi in the coming months. We will work for the development of Delhi," he said,...