India, Aug. 8 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) conducted elections on Thursday for chairperson and vice-chairperson posts across its seven ad-hoc and two statutory committees. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillors secured both positions in eight of these committees, including the key statutory committees on education and rural areas.

Elections were also held for the ad-hoc committees on remunerative projects, community services, grievance redressal, licensing and tehbazari, mahila kalyan and bal vikas, and anti-malaria measures. However, the election for the ad-hoc committee on welfare of Scheduled Castes and implementation of the SC candidates' quota was adjourned following protests by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

AAP counc...