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The Aam Aadmi Party will repeat Mayor Shelly Oberoi and Deputy Mayor Aaley Mohammad Iqbal as its candidates for the respective posts in the April 26 MCD mayoral polls, senior party leader Sanjay Singh said on Monday. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Singh also said that the BJP had attempted to disrupt the mayoral polls earlier but despite that, AAP emerged

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elects a new mayor after the end of every financial year

This is the fifth time that the MCD House has witnessed ruckus lately between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members. A councillor, Ashok Manu, collapsed and was rushed to a nearby hospital.

Delhis newly elected mayor Shelly Oberoi on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party councillors of trying to attack her in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) house -- aaa

The election to the posts of mayor, deputy mayor and six members of the standing committee will be held on February 22 after Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena gave his nod to convene the municipal House last week. 

In a shot in the arm for the ruling AAP, the apex court on Friday also held that members nominated by the LG to the MCD cannot vote to elect the mayor.

The court order is being perceived as a setback for the BJP. The AAP has been alleging that the BJP wants nominated members to vote so that it can "capture" the mayor's post. Nominated members were appointed by LG.

The top court has directed to issue notice for the election of mayor and the first meeting of MCD.

In the first municipal election held after the merger of the MCD and redrawing of constituencies last year, the AAP won 134 of 250 wards. The BJP came in second place with 104 seats.

Oberoi in her plea has sought directions for the elections to take place in a time-bound manner and to ensure that the nominated members are not allowed to vote.