BJP's 15-year-rule in MCD will end: Punjab CM

December 07, 2022 12:14

MCD polls update: The latest results and trends show the Aam Aadmi Party has crossed the magic figure of 126 in the MCD polls, but the lead over the BJP was just marginal.

According to figures available at 11.30 am, the AAP has won 56 seats and was ahead in 77, totalling up to 133.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann says, "Arvind Kejriwal uprooted 15-year-long Congress rule in Delhi and now the 15-year-long (BJP) rule in MCD. It shows people of Delhi don't like politics of hatred, they vote for schools, hospitals, electricity, cleanliness and infrastructure."

The BJP on the other hand has won 46 and was leading in 58, adding up to 104. The Congress on the other hand was lagging far behind, winning just four seats and leading in six.

The MCD has 250 wards, and the simple majority mark is 126.

Independent candidate Shakeela Begum has won the Seelampur seat in northeast Delhi.

The counting of votes began at 8 am, and initial trends (at 9:30 am) put the BJP ahead of the AAP by a significant margin, but the pendulum swung in the AAP's favour soon after.

This was the first election after the MCD was reunified earlier this year. In 2017, the BJP had clinched 181 of the then 270 municipal wards while AAP had won only 48 and the Congress finished third with 30.

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