The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday boycotted the Mayor and Deputy Mayor elections of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), declaring the BJP’s “four-engine government” would now be forced to deliver real results instead of empty rhetoric. “Their excuses won’t work anymore,” said AAP Delhi State President Saurabh Bhardwaj, warning that within a month, the people of Delhi would see the BJP’s true face.
AAP Delhi State President and senior leader Saurabh Bharadwaj took to social media platform X and pointed out, “Despite all kinds of manipulation and political manoeuvring, the BJP still holds only 117 councillors in the 250-member MCD. Even in a House of 238 councillors, the majority mark is 120. BJP must understand that in a four-engine government, there can be no excuses and no hollow statements anymore. Now they must show results. The public will understand everything within a month.”
The AAP Delhi State President further asserted that despite losing the MCD election, the BJP had continuously conspired to grab power from the back door. “To win the MCD election, they carried out delimitation of wards, which was done with severe irregularities. Even then, the Aam Aadmi Party secured 134 seats, while the BJP got only 104,” he said.
Saurabh Bharadwaj highlighted that the BJP even attempted to force votes from the nominated Aldermen in the Mayor election, pushing AAP to approach the Supreme Court. “The Supreme Court clearly ruled that Aldermen cannot vote. Even after that, the BJP is trying to intimidate and bribe Aam Aadmi Party councillors to bring them to their side,” he revealed.
Saurabh Bharadwaj stated that in the interest of Delhi’s citizens, the Aam Aadmi Party decided not to field its own candidates for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor elections this time. “Now that the BJP has both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, they must immediately form the Standing Committee, make no excuses, and run Delhi’s four-engine government effectively to show real work on the ground,” he said.
He concluded by saying, “With BJP now in control of the Centre, the Lieutenant Governor’s office, and the MCD, Delhi is effectively under a four-engine government. Although the LG’s engine starts and stops erratically, the BJP has no reason to delay governance. The people of Delhi will now see whether they can deliver.”
