New Delhi: Delhi assembly speaker Vijender Gupta on Monday nominated 14 MLAs, comprising 11 from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and three from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), as representatives to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). These MLAs will form part of the electoral college for the mayoral election scheduled for April 29.
Among the 11 BJP MLAs, two are former AAP members who defected to the BJP. The nominations are designated for the financial year 2026–27.
According to a notification issued by the Delhi Legislative Assembly secretariat, the nominations have been made under the provisions of Section 3(3)(b)(iii) of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957. The move follows the completion of the tenure of the previously nominated MLAs for 2025–26. The ratio between the two sides remains unchanged from last year.
The nominated BJP MLAs are Raj Karan Khatri (Narela), Tilak Ram Gupta (Tri Nagar), Poonam Sharma (Wazirpur), Kailash Gangwal (Madipur), Shyam Sharma (Hari Nagar), Kailash Gahlot (Bijwasan), Kuldeep Solanki (Palam), Umang Bajaj (Rajender Nagar), Satish Upadhyay (Malviya Nagar), Kartar Singh Tanwar (Chhatarpur), and Ravinder Singh Negi (Patparganj). The AAP nominees include Som Dutt (Sadar Bazar), Vishesh Ravi (Karol Bagh), and Virender Singh Kadian (Delhi Cantt).
With these nominations, the BJP has strengthened its position ahead of the mayoral polls. The party now holds a strength of 142 in the MCD electoral college, comprising 123 councillors, seven Lok Sabha members, one Rajya Sabha member, and 11 MLAs. The AAP has 105 members, including 100 councillors, two Rajya Sabha members, and three MLAs. The Congress party has eight councillors.
Additionally, there are 15 councillors from the Indraprastha Vikas Party, one from the All India Forward Bloc, and one independent member. One seat remains vacant.
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