BJP defeats AAP, secures MCD Standing Committee seat, tally reaches eleven

Sharma, the BJP councillor from the Gautampuri ward, won the final vacant seat by defeating AAP’s Hema by a margin of 35 votes.

BJP Councillor and former East Delhi Mayor Satya Sharma (Red Saree ) along with Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh, Delhi Deputy Mayor Jai Bhagwan Yadav and other Councillors showing victory Sine Election of Chairman Standing committee after win during the Election of Chairman Standing committee of MCD at Civic Centre in New Delhi, on Tuesday, June 03, 2025 Photo Express

NEW DELHI: With the victory of Satya Sharma as a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the BJP has now secured 11 out of 18 seats on the panel. Sharma, the BJP councillor from the Gautampuri ward, won the final vacant seat by defeating AAP’s Hema by a margin of 35 votes.

The election was held to fill the vacancy left after Gajendra Daral was elected as an MLA during the recently concluded Assembly elections. The Standing Committee, which handles the MCD’s financial matters, had not been fully functional for the past two-and-a-half years. The vote took place during the MCD’s general body meeting on Tuesday. Of the 227 votes cast, Sharma received 130, while Hema got 95. Two votes were declared invalid.

Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh congratulated Sharma on her victory and said her experience would help in the smooth functioning of the civic body. He also praised Hema, councillor from Jaitpur (Ward 184), for her spirited effort.

Sharma will now join the Standing Committee, which plays a crucial role in the MCD’s decision-making process, especially concerning financial and policy matters.

Securing its majority in the standing committee, a panel which has control over the finance of the civic agency, the saffron party had won 10th seat on Monday. AAP’s Rafia Mahir was elected unopposed while Jagmohan Mehlawat of BJP was also elected for the two vacant seats of the standing committee. The election of the two standing committee members was necessitated after Prem Chauhan and Punardeep Singh Sawhney tendered their resignations on being elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly.

Reacting over the victory of its candidates, the BJP leaders said that the corporation councillors have full faith in the party. The results clearly indicate that even the elected representatives and office bearers of the AAP are drifting away from the party. “Earlier, we won chairmanship in 8 zones including South Delhi, along with an additional victory in the standing committee elections, and the deputy chairmanship in the Rohini zone.