Delhi Mayor and Deputy Mayor elections to be held on THIS date
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s candidate Shelly Oberoi was unanimously elected as mayor after BJP candidate Shikha Rai withdrew her nomination. AAP's Aaley Mohammad Iqbal also got another term as deputy mayor after BJP candidate Soni Pal withdrew her nomination.
Meanwhile, this come amid the time when Delhi CM Kejriwal who is in jail in relation to the Delhi excise policy case. Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The next day, Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court remanded him to the ED's custody. On April 1, he was sent to the judicial custody till April 15.
On 9 April, Delhi HC rejected Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest by the ED and remand order passed by the trial court. In a major setback to the Delhi CM, the high court held that Kejriwal's arrest and remand by the ED was "not illegal".
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