<p>New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday announced that party councillors will support AAP candidates in the April 26 MCD mayoral polls.</p>.<p>AAP has fielded Mahesh Khichi for the post of mayor and Ravinder Bhardwaj for deputy mayor for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) mayoral elections.</p>.<p>Former MLA Anil Bhardwaj -- the chairman of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee's communications department -- said senior leaders held a meeting during which it was decided that the party would support AAP candidates in the polls.</p>.MCD removes over 5.20 lakh political advertisements in Delhi ahead of Lok Sabha polls.<p>The decision was taken so that the people of Delhi are not troubled and their work gets done, Bhardwaj said.</p>.<p>AAP and the Congress are contesting the Lok Sabha elections in an alliance in Delhi.</p>.<p>The MCD on Friday sought the Election Commission's permission to conduct the mayoral polls and also urged Lt Governor VK Saxena to appoint a presiding officer, a civic body official said.</p>.<p>The municipal body is required to obtain permission from the Election Commission to hold the polls as a Model Code of Conduct is in force for the Lok Sabha elections.</p>.<p>The opposition BJP has fielded Kishan Lal for the post of mayor and Neeta Bisht for deputy mayor. </p>
<p>New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday announced that party councillors will support AAP candidates in the April 26 MCD mayoral polls.</p>.<p>AAP has fielded Mahesh Khichi for the post of mayor and Ravinder Bhardwaj for deputy mayor for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) mayoral elections.</p>.<p>Former MLA Anil Bhardwaj -- the chairman of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee's communications department -- said senior leaders held a meeting during which it was decided that the party would support AAP candidates in the polls.</p>.MCD removes over 5.20 lakh political advertisements in Delhi ahead of Lok Sabha polls.<p>The decision was taken so that the people of Delhi are not troubled and their work gets done, Bhardwaj said.</p>.<p>AAP and the Congress are contesting the Lok Sabha elections in an alliance in Delhi.</p>.<p>The MCD on Friday sought the Election Commission's permission to conduct the mayoral polls and also urged Lt Governor VK Saxena to appoint a presiding officer, a civic body official said.</p>.<p>The municipal body is required to obtain permission from the Election Commission to hold the polls as a Model Code of Conduct is in force for the Lok Sabha elections.</p>.<p>The opposition BJP has fielded Kishan Lal for the post of mayor and Neeta Bisht for deputy mayor. </p>