Delhi Mayor polls disrupted again; House adjourned for 3rd time

Delhi will have to wait some more for its Mayor as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi adjourned the house for the third consecutive time without electing a mayor on Monday. Earlier the municipal House witnessed an uproar after Presiding Officer Satya Sharma announced that the nominated members will also be allowed to vote in the elections for mayor, deputy mayor, and Standing Committee members.

Soon after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House assembled around 11:30 am, after a delay of half an hour, she announced that elections to the posts of mayor, deputy mayor, and Standing Committee members would be held simultaneously. "Aldermen will be allowed to vote in the elections for mayor, deputy mayor, and Standing Committee members," Sharma said.

The announcement drew protests from AAP councilors. Party leader Mukesh Goel said aldermen can't vote. To this, Sharma said, "People have sent you here to serve them, let the election be held." Following this, the House was adjourned briefly.

The first two sessions -- held on January 6 and January 24 -- were adjourned by the presiding officer without electing a mayor following a ruckus and acrimonious exchanges between the members of the BJP and the AAP.