New Delhi, April 19 -- The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday declared its candidates for the April 26 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) mayoral polls, fielding Mahesh Khichi for the post of mayor and Ravinder Bhardwaj for deputy mayor. Meanwhile, the BJP has announced Krishna Lal for the post of Mayor and Neeta Bisht for the post of Deputy Mayor. The new mayor will be elected in a general house meeting of MCD councillors on April 26.
Khichi, 45, who represents Dev Nagar ward number 84 in the MCD House, has been associated with the AAP since its inception in 2012. He was also a part of the 2011 India Against Corruption (IAC) movement that led to birth of the Arvind Kejriwal-party.
"Considering his contribution to the party, he was fielded as ...