BJP National President JP Nadda chaired the BJP Core Group meeting in Delhi on Friday.
New Delhi:
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Friday chaired a meeting of the BJP Core Group in Delhi to discuss the party’s strategy for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections.
According to party sources, the meeting was held to discuss the strategy for the election of Municipal Corporation of Delhi, its candidature and issues to be raised by the party during the elections.
Sources after the meeting told ANI, “Pros and cons of post delimitation of MCD ward were also discussed in the meeting.”
Municipal Corporation of Delhi- The total number of wards for municipal elections in the national capital has come down from 272 to 250 following the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday regarding re-scheduling of wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
After the ‘delimitation’ of the MCD wards by the Central Government, the total number of wards in the MCD will be 250, out of which it has been decided to reserve 42.
Earlier, the Delhi Congress had questioned the reduction of wards from 272 to 250. The Delhi Congress had also alleged a conspiracy to reduce the representation of the Dalit community in this regard, as the reserved seats have been reduced from 46 to 42.
Notably, AAP Delhi raised concerns that there is no equitable distribution of population in the delimitation of wards. Aam Aadmi Party leaders also met the state election officials and lodged their objections.
It is worth noting that the draft of the delimitation was prepared only on 12 September and it was being reviewed till 3 October.
The meeting was held at the BJP headquarters in the national capital. BJP National President JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Delhi BJP President Adesh Gupta, Baijayant Panda, Siddhant, Alka Gujar were present in this meeting.
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