Delhi Lieutenant-Governor VK Saxena has approved the convening of the next meeting of the MCD on January 24 for the oath-taking of Councillors and the election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
The meeting will convene at 11 AM at Aruna Asaf Ali Sabhagar, 4th floor, A-Block, Dr SP Mukherjee Civic Centre, according to officials.
This comes days after the maiden meeting of the newly-elected MCD house was adjourned without electing the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor following a ruckus by Councillors over who would take oath first, with the AAP blaming the BJP for ensuring a departure from procedural norms and administering the oath to 10 aldermen, unelected members of the House, chosen by the L-G.
This was the first time in the history of the MCD that the House proceeding was adjourned before of the Mayor and the oath-taking of the Councillors. Both parties claimed that their Councillors suffered injuries in the brawl.
The MCD House comprises 250 elected Councillors. The BJP’s seven Lok Sabha MPs from Delhi and the AAP’s three Rajya Sabha MPs and 14 MLAs nominated by the Delhi Assembly Speaker will also participate in the elections to the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Six members of the Standing Committee will also be elected.
The Congress, which has nine Councillors, has decided not to take part in the voting. The AAP has a clear majority in the 250-member House.
The electoral college for the election of Mayor comprises the 250 elected Councillors, seven Lok Sabha and three Rajya Sabha MPs from Delhi and 14 MLAs.
The Delhi Assembly Speaker has nominated 13 AAP and one BJP member to the House.