The Bharatiya Janata Party secured a big win in the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) election. Pravesh Wahi from Rohini East was elected mayor, while Dr. Monica Pant from Anand Vihar became deputy mayor. The contest was one-sided due to the absence of the Aam Aadmi Party.
In the Delhi Municipal Corporation election held on Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party captured key positions. Pravesh Wahi, a three-time councillor from Rohini East, won 156 votes to become mayor. He received support from 14 councillors of the Indraprastha Vikas Party, while Congress candidate Haji Zaraf got only nine votes.
Dr. Monica Pant, a BJP councillor from Anand Vihar, secured 156 votes to be elected deputy mayor. The Aam Aadmi Party did not participate in the election process, making the contest one-sided. Delhi BJP chief Virender Sachdeva had earlier briefed MPs and councillors on the voting procedure at the party office.
Pravesh Wahi's political journey began in the 1980s with the RSS and BJP. He was elected councillor in 2007, 2012, and 2022. Previously, he served as chairman of the Standing Committee of North Delhi Municipal Corporation and Rohini Zone.
Dr. Monica Pant is a medical practitioner who earned her MD (A.M.) in 2001. She defeated an AAP candidate in 2022. She has assets worth about 13.96 crore rupees and no criminal cases. Her husband Ashish Pant is a chartered accountant.
For the Standing Committee, BJP's Jay Bhagwan Yadav and Manish Chaddha were elected alongside AAP's Jalaj Chaudhary.
