The AAP staged a protest near the BJP headquarters  on Tuesday, a day after the Presiding Officer of the Delhi MCD House announced that members nominated by the LG would be allowed to vote in the mayoral election. Carrying placards, several AAP leaders and workers gathered at Rouse Avenue Road and raised slogans against the BJP.

 Accusing the MCD Presiding Officer of Contempt of Court, AAP national spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj alleged that the officer "wilfully lied" in the House by claiming to have a High Court order regarding voting in the elections.

 "Manish Sisodia tweeted yesterday morning that the BJP would not let the Mayor's poll to be held again, and the same happened. Everything was predetermined because despite there being a fight for every vote, BJP MPs were not present in the House," Bhardwaj alleged.

 He further alleged that the Central Government "illegally occupied" the MCD for the last one year and that the BJP has been trying to run the civic body forcibly. "The Supreme Court will be our final resort in this case, they are now our only hope. First the Central Government illegally occupied the civic body for one year and now the BJP has been trying to run the MCD forcibly," he alleged.

 Security around the BJP headquarters was beefed up with heavy police deployment in the area and multiple barricades erected. AAP leader Durgesh Pathak alleged that the BJP has been trying to avoid the mayoral election as the AAP has higher voting strength in the House.

 "We have a higher vote count than BJP, which is why they are trying to avoid the election,” he said.