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BJP’s Sundar Singh Tanwar has won the 18th seat of the Standing Committee of Delhi Municipal Corporation. Sundar Singh Tanwar got 115 votes in the voting held on Friday, while zero votes were cast against him. With this victory, BJP has 10 members and AAP has 8 members in the 18-member Standing Committee. This has made it certain that BJP will become the Chairman of the Standing Committee, because BJP has a majority in the Standing Committee.
AAP boycotted the election calling this voting illegal. Congress was also absent from the voting. Let us tell you that the Standing Committee is the most powerful body of the Municipal Corporation.
On Friday, voting was held for the 18th seat under the chairmanship of the Additional Commissioner of Delhi Municipal Corporation. The Municipal Councilors of Aam Aadmi Party and Congress did not participate in this voting. The councilors of Congress and Aam Aadmi Party had announced to boycott the election in protest against the order of LG.
BJP candidate Sunder Singh Tanwar wins
In the voting for the 18th seat of MSD Standing Committee, BJP had nominated Sunder Singh and Aam Aadmi Party had nominated Nirmala Kumari, but after AAP and Congress boycotted the election, Sunder Singh Tanwar has won.
LG had directed to conduct the election of a member of the Standing Committee on Thursday night. On Thursday night itself, the commissioner had announced to conduct the election, but due to the opposition of Aam Aadmi Party, the election could not be held on Thursday night. That election was held on Friday.
Election is constitutional and illegal: Kejriwal
Former Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had opposed the decision to conduct the election. Kejriwal had said that there is a clear instruction in the law of Delhi Municipal Corporation that only the Mayor has the right to call the meeting of the House.
He said that the meeting of the House cannot be called by LG or Commissioner. It is clearly written in the law that 72 hours should be given to call the House, so that the councilors can make full preparations for it, but no rule was followed in this case. This election is completely unconstitutional and illegal.
Status of parties in the House after 2022 elections
The total number of councillors in MCD is 250. One post was vacant after Kamaljit Sehrawat became an MP. 104 councillors of BJP won. 2 independents also joined. 10 AAP councillors also joined BJP. Currently BJP has 115 councillors (104+2+10-1).
134 of Aam Aadmi Party won. Later 1 independent joined. However, 10 councillors changed sides and went to BJP. Currently AAP has 125 councillors (124+1). Congress has 9 corporation councillors.
