India, Feb. 14 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Thursday cleared the schedule of taxes for the next financial year, but after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s defeat in the Delhi assembly polls, its grip on the MCD has weakened, and its hold on the House remains tenuous at best

The party's strength in the house of councillors will be tested when the amendment motions on the budget proposals are taken up. The AAP will face a significant challenge to hold on to the mayoral post, when the election is held in April, officials said.

BJP Leader of the Opposition Raja Iqbal Singh accused the AAP of stalling development and setting Delhi back by a decade. He said that the people of the city have lost faith in the AAP.

"The councillors...