Delhi Mayor election Highlights: Manish Sisodia calls for polls to be held today, calls BJP 'Bhagti Janata Party'

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BJP and AAP, both blame each other for the ruckus created today, and say the other is stalling the mayor's elections. 

BJP state general secretary Harsh Malhotra asked Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for a response on why AAP is obstructing the mayor's election even after having the majority? He pleaded with Manish Sisodia and Kejriwal to "Delhi its mayor". 

Manoj Tiwari says AAP leaders behaved with BJP leaders. He said AAP is obstructing the mayor's elections repeatedly as it is afraid of the polls.

Manoj Tiwari says AAP wasn't letting the House get in order, which is why it was adjourned. 

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari and state general secretary Harsh Malhotra address press conference

BJP means Bhagti Janata Party, tweets Manish Sisodia

After the press conference, Manish Sisodia's tweet says BJP first ran away from the MCD elections, then was defeated and is running away from the mayor's elections. Reiterating what he said in the press conference, he said BJP means 'Bhagti Janata Party' in his tweet. 

No trigger for the ruckus today: Sisodia

There was no trigger for the ruckus in today. The BJP just wants to run from the mayor's elections, that's it. They have become "Bhagti Janata Party," says Manish Sisodia at a press conference. 

Sisodia calls for mayor elections to be held today

The way the BJP has behaved today, it is clear that they have lost. They are trying to keep Delhi in their control as much as possible. All our members are waiting in the House. I have called for this press conference to request the MCD mayor elections be held today. 

Manish Sisodia addresses press conference

BJP should not play with the mandate of the people of Delhi: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party's official Twitter handle tweeted in Hindi that the party's 134 + 1 councilors, 13 MLAs and 3 MPs are sitting in the House and the BJP should not play with the mandate of the people of Delhi. The party demanded that Delhi get a mayor today. 

Want Mayor elections to be held today, tweets Sisodia

Manish Sisodia tweeted some time back that the mayor elections should be held today itself and that the AAP councilors did not create any ruckus in the House, but the BJP did and postponed the mayor's elections. 

Manish Sisodia to hold press conference at 5 pm today.

Delhi mayor election LIVE: Manish Sisodia blames BJP for the ruckus

"We want the election of the Mayor of the MCD to be held today itself. The AAP councillors did not create any ruckus in the House. The BJP created ruckus with its own councilors and postponed the mayoral election again," Manish Sisodia said.

Delhi Mayor election LIVE updates: Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi said: "We were sitting in the House to vote since 11 am and when finally the time came, a ruckus began in the House. This is wrong, democratic principles must be followed."