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Pravesh Wahi becomes Delhi mayor from Rohini BJP win after RSS-linked early life
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Published on 29 April 2026
From an RSS-linked start to a BJP mayoral seat
Pravesh Wahi, a three-time councillor from Rohini E ward, has been elected as Delhi’s new mayor after the BJP’s easy win in the April 29 MCD mayoral election. Reports say his journey began with early ties to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, along with schooling at an MCD-run primary school in Old Delhi.
- Pravesh Wahi is Delhi’s new mayor after the April 29 MCD election
- He won as the BJP candidate from Rohini E ward
- His early life is linked to RSS involvement in his teens
- Family roots trace back to Rawalpindi
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