BJP councillors Satya Sharma and Sunder Singh on Thursday were elected as chairperson and the deputy chairperson respectively of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) Standing Committee, the civic body’s main decision-making arm with executive powers to approve projects worth over ₹5 crore.
The elections saw the participation of all 18 Standing Committee members. While the BJP councillors got 11 votes apiece, the AAP councillors who faced defeat — Praveen Kumar and Mohini Jeenwal — secured seven votes each.
