India, Aug. 11 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has postponed elections for posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor on Friday, citing "administrative reasons." The elections were slated for August 11.

MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said,"We will soon be announcing a new date. These elections are postponed till further orders."

The move comes five months after the MCG polls and follows the recent high-stakes deputy and senior deputy mayor elections in the Manesar Municipal Corporation, which turned into a contest between rival political camps- aligned with Haryana minister Rao Narbir Singh and Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh.

In Manesar, Narbir's camp won both posts after councillors from Rao Inderjit's group, inc...