Scenes of chaos amid polling for Delhi mayor yet again. Watch

A fresh date would now be announced for Delhi MCD polls.

Scenes of chaos were witnessed yet again as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was due to elect its mayor and deputy mayor on Tuesday. The House had seen unprecedented chaos earlier this month (January 6), including fistfights and exchange of blows just weeks after the national capital had elected its councillors. Members on top of tables had triggered criticism about apparent lack of civic sense in elected councillors who would be responsible for the civic body's functioning.

Delhi mayoral polls: House descends into chaos. (Raj K Raj/ HT Photo)

It was a deja vu moment when sloganeering began on Tuesday in the chamber shortly after all councillors were sworn in. A video tweeted by news agency ANI showed leaders locked in arguments and shouting matches; some leaders climbed on chairs and tables. The issue of contention was again aldermen. Leader of the house Mukesh Goyal appealed that the presiding officer should not allow the nominated members (aldermen), who are ineligible to vote in mayoral election, to sit in the chamber during the voting. This was the standoff point on January 6 too when the AAP had accused the BJP and LG Vinai Kumar Saxena of trying to get numbers on their side.

Presiding officer Satya Sharma later announced that the House was adjourned till the fresh date was announced for the mayoral election. But high drama continued. BJP leaders were seen shouting slogans against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his AAP. Meanwhile, AAP councillors said they would not leave the chamber till voting would take place.

Reactions kept pouring in. "We were sitting in the House to vote since 11 am and when finally the time came, a ruckus began in the House. This is wrong, democratic principles must be followed," Meenakashi Lekhi, Union Minister, said.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won the MCD polls in December, ending the BJP's 15-year-long reign. Shelly Oberoi is the AAP candidate for the top post in the MCD while BJP's Rekha Gupta is challenging her. It's AAP's Aaley Mohammad Iqbal vs the BJP's Kamal BagriI for the position of deputy mayor.

(With ANI inputs)