Assembly Elections: AAP ends BJP’s 15-year hold on Delhi civic body, wins MCD polls with thin majority

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has won the MCD polls with 134 seats, eight more than the required majority. The BJP is a close second with 104 seats.

The most awaited Delhi Assembly Polls have finally come up with a great victory for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The AAP won the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election as it pulled ahead of the BJP, which has ruled the civic body for the past 15 years, after over five hours of vote counting.

Kejriwal’s party Aam Aadmi Party has won 134 wards in the 250-ward MCD whereas  The Bhartiya Janata Party won 104 seats and the Congress at a distant third with just nine seats. The MCD has 250 communities, and the simple majority mark is 126.

 

With Some India Today inputs

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