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A many twinkles before the pivotal standing commission election in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi began on Friday, Aam Aadmi Party( AAP) councillor from Bawana, Pawan Sehrawat, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party( BJP), professing that he felt “ suffocated ” due to “ corruption ” in the party.
Sehrawat also contended that he was worried because AAP councillors were “ instructed ”( he didn’t say by whom) to produce a melee in the MCD House meeting during the election.
Sehrawat joined the BJP in the presence of the party’s working chairman Virendra Sachdeva and state general clerk Harsh Malhotra.
While his appearance in the House urged drinking taglines by the BJP, when he suggested latterly in the chamber, he was met with the taunts of “ gaddar ”( snake) by AAP councillors.
Sachdeva contended that AAP’s councillors are worried with the party’s “ dictatorial station ”. “ They’re forced to leave the party one by one. The appearance of Pawan Sehrawat to the BJP family will strengthen our presence in the pastoral areas of Delhi. ”
The addition of Sehrawat’s vote is pivotal because it can help the BJP secure the Narela zone and one fresh standing commission seat during the zonal election.
The Narela zone comprises 16 councillors — after the December 7, 2022 election, there were 10 AAP councillors, 5 BJP councillors and one independent councillor there. The assistant governor also nominated four aldermen from Narela zone, and the independent, Gajender Daral, also joined the BJP. The addition of Sehrawat now tips the balance in the favour of BJP with 11 votes while AAP has nine.
The important standing commission comprises 18 members — six tagged directly and 12 tagged from zonal panels. With Sehrawat’s switch, the BJP has the advantage in six zones to AAP’s five. In one zone, the Congress may play a decisive part as it can push either the BJP or the AAP across the line.
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