A file image of AAP Leader Saurabh Bhardwaj. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) said it will not contest the mayoral polls for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), a day before the nominations close. In the 250-member MCD House, the BJP has a comfortable majority of 123 councillors. There are 101 AAP councillors, and the remaining include those of Indraprastha Vikas Party, a splinter group separated from AAP, Congress, and independents. Published – April 22, 2026 04:40 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Take five for International Jazz Day 2026 Srikanth Sivaraj’s debut solo exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademi explores art, travel and memory