New CM’s name will be out in couple of days, says Delhi BJP chief. 3 AAP councillors jump ship ahead of the MCD mayoral poll in April, raising chances of the BJP upstaging the AAP and wresting power in the civic body. The results of the Delhi Assembly election were declared on February 8. In the 70-member House, the BJP won 48 seats and the AAP bagged 22 seats. The new Delhi BJP government’s 7-member Cabinet, including the Chief Minster, have become a topic of intense discussion within party circles. Women representation and a balance between experience and youth are the buzz words along with the talk of giving representation to various communities like Jat, Vaishya, Dalit, Punjabi and Purvanchali. The Delhi BJP president disagreed with suggestions that there was an inordinate delay in government formation. “Usually, such an exercise takes 7-8 days and I don’t think that the matter has been delayed,” he said on the sidelines of a media briefing. He also hinted at a possible shake-up in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) The last election was won by the AAP by a margin of three votes. The BJP had 110 members before a dozen councillors – from both the parties – got elected to Delhi Assembly.
