India, April 21 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to get a walkover in the April 25 mayoral election as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday announced that it will not contest as it has lost the majority in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) after a series of defections. Monday is the last day for filing nominations.

AAP's Delhi chief, Saurabh Bharadwaj, blamed inducements, threats, and "every possible tactic" for AAP defections to the BJP. "We have decided that AAP will not contest the mayoral election. The BJP can have its own mayor and standing committee. Now, without making excuses, the BJP should deliver on its promises through its triple-engine government," he said, referring to the BJP's governments also at the Centr...