Before Shelly Oberoi delves into administrative work as Delhi's mayor, her primary challenge awaits in the form of helping elect the six standing committee members.
Chaos erupted when the BJP alleged that during the secret voting, councillors were taking photographs of the ballots through their mobile phones & demanded fresh elections to be conducted.
The House managed to elect a mayor in its 4th attempt Wednesday, having failed before on the question of whether the LG-nominated members should be allowed to vote.
AAP claims aldermen have no right to vote in election of mayor or deputy mayor, while presiding officer Satya Sharma declared in MCD House that 10 aldermen appointed by LG could vote.
While AAP is expected to win the mayoral polls, the 10 LG nominees may skew the numbers in favour of BJP in the corporation’s all-powerful standing committee.
Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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