New Delhi, April 17
Preparations are underway for the smooth conduct of polls to elect Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on April 25.
Political parties are vying to ensure the win of their candidates in the polls and making strategies for that.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress are holding meetings with their leaders and party workers for the polls.
AAP is trying to retain the Mayoral post while the BJP wants to wrest the seat.
The Mayor and Deputy Mayor in the MCD are elected by the councillors, 10 members of Parliament and some nominated members of the Legislative Assembly.
The voting process is secret, and the members exercise their right through ballot papers. This time, special arrangements are in place to maintain transparency.
The nomination process for the mayor and Deputy Mayor posts began on April 16 and will close on April 21.
Political experts say that the names of the candidates can be announced in the next one to two days.
Delhiites are fixated on who will be the next Mayor and Deputy Mayor and how much improvement they will be able to bring in the city's cleanliness system, drainage, condition of roads and other civic amenities.
The people of Delhi seem to be more alert and aware this time.