Overview
- The Delhi chief minister backed Anita Jain in Shalimar Bagh-B (Ward 56) and Veena Asija in Ashok Vihar (Ward 65) during filings and public events.
- Before nominations, she inaugurated election offices and participated in havan and puja ceremonies in both wards.
- Gupta framed the contest as a choice for clean, transparent, development-focused governance and later praised the turnout in a post on X.
- She emphasized that eight of the BJP’s 12 nominees are women, calling it a point of pride for the party.
- The by-elections follow vacancies created by councillors elected to the Assembly or Parliament, with the MCD now at BJP 116, AAP 98, Indraprastha Vikas Party 15, Congress 8, and one Independent.