India, July 19 -- Cross-voting episode highlights internal tensions within AAP's Delhi municipal organisation and leadership.

New Delhi

The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) decision to suspend three Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) councillors for allegedly defying the party line during the ward committee elections has done more than trigger disciplinary proceedings. It has brought into sharp focus the simmering tensions within the party's Delhi unit.

The action followed allegations that the councillors cross-voted during the election of ward committee chairpersons and deputy chairpersons, a contest that, while largely unnoticed outside civic politics, is seen as crucial in determining control over key municipal bodies. Ward committees play...