India, Sept. 9 -- A new political slugfest erupted between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday with the two sides trading allegations about the "role" of the chief minister's spouse in Delhi's governance.

The AAP accused chief minister Rekha Gupta's husband of "unconstitutionally" attending official meetings, inspecting projects, and issuing directions to officers. The BJP hit back, pointing to the apparent involvement of Sunita Kejriwal, wife of former CM Arvind Kejriwal, whom they labelled a "Super CM" in the previous government.

AAP's Delhi chief Saurabh Bharadwaj, in a press conference on Monday, alleged that Gupta's husband was being projected as an unelected power centre. "The CM has even poste...