New Delhi, April 8 -- Eyeing the post of Delhi Mayor after its win in the Assembly polls, the BJP has started looking for a suitable candidate from among its councillors for the mayoral polls likely to be held in the third week of this month, party leaders said.

The names of several BJP councillors including Leader of Opposition in the MCD House Raja Iqbal Singh, Keshavpuram zonal committee chairman Yogesh Verma and Shahdara South zonal committee Sandeep Kapoor are doing the rounds as potential candidates for the mayoral post, party leaders said.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) wrested control of the MCD in the 2022 polls, winning 134 wards out of 250, while the BJP bagged 104 wards. The BJP became the single largest party in the MCD on Februar...