New Delhi, April 21 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday announced that it will not contest the upcoming elections for the mayor and deputy mayor posts in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

The elections are set to take place on April 25.

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Addressing a press conference, former Delhi chief minister and Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, said, "The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will play the role of a strong opposition in the MCD as well. BJP did a lot of rigging during the MCD elections but still it lost badly. Even after this, it did not stop and all the councillors were poached."

She said h...