AAP’s Shelly Oberoi and Aaley Iqbal file nominations for Delhi mayoral polls

Speaking to the media, Singh said the BJP could not digest the people’s mandate. “The BJP practises the politics of horse trading. But the people of Delhi have reposed faith in Arvind Kejriwal and his model of governance by voting the BJP out after 15 years,” he said.

Atishi, meanwhile, said the MCD leaders had been working on the ground from day one. “Our mayor and deputy mayor do not sit in AC rooms but work on the ground. They go everywhere, from the garbage mountains to different wards, schools, and hospitals. This has brought agility to the system. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal himself is personally monitoring the cleanliness and development works of the mountains of garbage,” she said.

In the MCD, while the first year is reserved for a woman mayoral candidate, the third term is reserved for a member of the SC/ST community. During the remaining three years, any member can be nominated by a party.

The last MCD elections were originally slated to be held in April-May 2022. However, the Centre’s decision to reunite the previously trifurcated civic bodies resulted in a delay, and the elections were held in December. The AAP won 134 out of the 250 wards while the BJP got 104.

Because the schedule of the MCD House is from April to March each year, the terms of the first mayor and deputy mayor were curtailed.