Mahesh Kumar Khichi from AAP has been elected as Delhi's new mayor, pledging to prioritize cleanliness. He edged out BJP's Kishan Lal by three votes. Khichi, from Karol Bagh's Dev Nagar ward, follows Shelly Oberoi and aims to continue serving Delhi citizens,

Aam Aadmi Party's Mahesh Khinchi -- councillor from Karol Bagh's Dev Nagar ward -- will be the next Mayor of Delhi, having won the election by a wafer-thin margin. Mr Khinchi, Delhi's first Dalit Mayor,

Leader Mahesh Kumar Khichi has been elected as the new Mayor of Delhi, as the party won the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by three votes.

Voting is underway at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House to elect its next mayor and deputy mayor, officials said on Thursday

The long-delayed mayoral elections set to be held today follow a seven-month standoff between the AAP and the BJP.

The BJP and Aam Aadmi Party leaders clashed in Chandigarh ahead of the mayoral polls after BJP councillor Satya Sharma was appointed as a presiding officer for the poll, scheduled for Thursday.