MCD Election Results LIVE: AAP ends 15-year BJP rule; Congress puts poor show

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday called a meeting of its key office bearers at the BJP headquarters at 5:30 pm today, informed the BJP sources. Another meeting of the party's winning councillors of the MCD elections has been called.

This development comes after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 134 of the total 250 wards in the national capital's civic body polls, uprooting 15-year rule by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). BJP won 104 wards. and Congress was reduced to nine, which means its base in Delhi continues to erode. 
 

Three former women mayors of Delhi who fought on BJP tickets emerged victorious in the civic polls on Wednesday, while an ex-mayor of North Delhi lost the contest in Civil Lines ward. They are Neema Bhagat, Satya Sharma and Kamaljeet Sehrawat.

"It is a big victory. This was a big task to achieve. I extend congratulations to all including Kejriwal ji," Former cricketer and AAP MP Harbhajan Singh on AAP's win in the Delhi MCD elections.

The BJP's northeast Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari, in a tweet in Hindi, thanked the people of Delhi and party workers for showing faith by giving so many seats to the party for the fourth consecutive time.

The BJP, which exit polls predicted would suffer a massive defeat, put up a spirited fight to win 104 wards. 

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) poll results for all 250 wards were declared on Wednesday with the AAP gaining majority by winning 134 while the BJP bagged 104.

The Congress managed to win just nine wards. 

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

The BJP, which exit polls predicted would suffer a massive defeat, put up a spirited fight, winning 104 wards.

Three Independent candidates, including Shakeela Begum from Seelampur in northeast Delhi, have also won. 

Addressing the supporters and party workers after winning the Delhi MCD elections, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, "I congratulate the people of Delhi for this win and thank them for bringing change."

"I want the cooperation of the BJP & Congress to work for Delhi now. I appeal to the Centre and ask for PM's blessings to make Delhi better. We have to make MCD corruption-free. Today, the people of Delhi have given a message to the entire nation," Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said.

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia arrived for the party's victory rally. 

After securing a historic victory in the MCD polls, AAP held a victory rally in the national capital. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal will address the gathering in a while. 

Conceding defeat in the MCD polls, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari stated, "Thanks to all the brothers and sisters who have shown faith in the people of Delhi by giving so many seats to the BJP for the fourth consecutive time and thanks to the workers."

In view of the victory in the MCD polls, Aam Aadmi Party workers celebrated in Prayagraj.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai stated, "If they don't work for people, people will choose Arvind Kejriwal and AAP. The people of Delhi have made this decision. That's why I thank them from the bottom of my heart. The next 5 years will be good as the MCD will work under the direction and guidance of Arvind Kejriwal. AAP will be successful. There will be change." 

Sensing a silver lining after his party's defeat in the MCD polls, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya said, "BJP has won all 3 wards in AAP’s jailed minister Satyender Jain’s constituency and 3/4 in Manish Sisodia’s backyard of Patparganj. Both corrupt ministers, close to Arvind Kejriwal, slammed in their areas. BJP on the contrary has gained 1% vote share over 2020 Assembly election." 

Reacting to AAP's win, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia remarked, "Heartfelt gratitude to the people of Delhi for trusting Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi MCD… By defeating the world's biggest and most negative party, the people of Delhi have made staunch honest and working Arvind Kejriwal Ji win. For us, this is not just a victory, it is a big responsibility."

AAP won the MCD polls bringing an end to BJP's 15-year rule in the civic body.

Bobi, the AAP candidate from the transgender community who won from the Sultanpuri-A ward told the media, "I want to dedicate my victory to the people who worked so hard for me. I would like to thank everyone. Now I just have to work for development in my area."

As per sources, Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh are waiting at AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's residence and watching the numbers closely. They are waiting for the party to cross the halfway mark of 125 before they leave for the party office.

BJP Delhi chief Adesh Gupta spoke to Republic TV on Delhi MCD elections. While refusing to concede defeat as of now, he hinted that BJP could garner numbers to have its Mayor in the national capital.

"BJP got a befitting reply from the people of Delhi. People have voted for the one who works for development. Today, Delhi has wiped out the 'keechar' that BJP tried to throw on Arvind Kejriwal. We'll transform Delhi into the most beautiful city in the world," AAP MP Raghav Chadha told the media. 

AAP won 111 seats and is leading on 21, BJP won 91 seats and is leading on 14 seats as counting continues. Congress won 6, is leading on 2 and Independent candidates win 3 and lead on 1. 

Sweets are being distributed at the AAP headquarters with the party in the lead in the MCD polls.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and RS MP Sanjay Singh will leave for the AAP headquarters shortly where party workers have gathered to celebrate its performance in the MCD polls. 

Celebrating with party workers, AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak said, "AAP is winning the election on its own. BJP tried everything- it conducted delimitation and delayed the elections. But the people of Delhi have given their mandate today. New politics will start in Delhi. We will clean the entire Delhi." 

AAP won 92 seats and is leading on 45, BJP won 72 seats and is leading on 28 seats as counting continues. Congress won 4, is leading on 5 and Independent candidates win 1 and lead on 2. 

Speaking to the media, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann remarked, "First, Arvind Kejriwal uprooted 15 years of Congress rule in Delhi. Now, he has uprooted the 15-year BJP rule in MCD. This means that people don't like the politics of hatred. People vote for schools, hospitals, electricity, cleanliness, and infrastructure. We are forming our government in MCD. Now, Delhi will be cleaned."

AAP workers danced and celebrated at the party office in Delhi as the party is set to register its first-ever victory in the MCD polls.

AAP and BJP won 82 and 62 seats; Congress won 4 seats. BJP currently leads on 39 seats & AAP leads on 54 seats, as the counting of votes continues. 

Jubilant over his party's impending win in the MCD polls, AAP MP Sanjay Singh remarked, "BJP would only say one thing- you have defeated Congress and not us. Arvind Kejriwal has treated the pain of BJP. Arvind Kejriwal and AAP have breached the 15-year-old fortress of the BJP. We have finished the pile of garbage. The people of Delhi have defeated the dirty politics of BJP. The politics include false allegations against Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, issuing false videos and levelling false allegations every day. The son of Delhi said that their son Arvind Kejriwal is brutally honest." 

Celebrations have started at AAP HQ in Delhi as AAP has won 75 seats and is leading on 55 seats.

Speaking to the media, AAP MP Raghav Chadha remarked, "Mayor will be from AAP. BJP had covered Delhi in garbage, it'll be cleaned and Arvind Kejriwal's govt will be formed in MCD. People of Delhi had decided to bring AAP in MCD so that Delhi become clean and beautiful." 

Bobi, the AAP candidate from the Sultanpuri-A ward has won. For the first time, MCD will have a member of the transgender community.

BJP and AAP won 56 and 46 seats; Congress won 3 seats. BJP currently leads on 58 seats & AAP leads on 77 seats, as the counting of votes continues. 

Here are the party-wise wins:

BJP and AAP won 26 and 24 seats; Congress won 3 seats. BJP currently leads on 82 seats & AAP leads on 103 seats, as the counting of votes continues. 

Speaking exclusively to Republic TV, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari expressed hope that BJP will emerge victorious in the MCD polls even as AAP is leading at present.

Sultana Abad of the AAP won the Jama Masjid ward. On the other hand, BJP's Alka Raghav emerged victorious in Laxmi Nagar by a margin of 3,819 votes. In another development, AAP's Ankush Narang won the Ranjeet Nagar seat.

As of now, AAP and BJP have won in 14 wards each. However, AAP is leading in 116 seats as against 91 seats of BJP.

Speaking to the media after reaching the party office, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta remarked, "We are in power for 15 years. We have worked well. AAP said that government employees vote for BJP owing to pressure. They used to talk about honesty. Their corruption has been exposed. We fought the election very well". He added, "Wait for some time. When the final results come, they will be in favour of BJP". 

Shagufta Zubair from Congres has won the Chauhan Bengar seat. Moreover, AAP's Ankush won from the Ranjit Nagar seat. 

BJP wins 11 seats and AAP win 8 seats. BJP currently leads on 96 seats & AAP leads on 119 seats, as the counting of votes continues. Congress leading on 11, Independent on 4, BSP on 1.

While AAP's vote share surged to 42.32%, BJP has secured a vote share of 39.18% until now.

BJP registered a victory in Rohini-D and Shakarour wards. On the other hand, AAP won from Kapashera.

As per the State Election Commission, AAP has taken a 30-seat lead over BJP. Meanwhile, AAP and BJP have won 4 and 6 seats respectively.

BJP and AAP win 5 and 3 seats each and lead on 103 and 120 seats each, as the counting of votes continues. Congress leading on 12, Independent 3, BSP and NCP on 1 each.

Speaking exclusively to Republic TV, BJP leader Tajinder Pal Bagga predicted that his party will win over 150 seats in the MCD polls.

As per sources, BJP has won Laxmi Nagar and Gautam Puri seats as well. Meanwhile, an Independent candidate won from Seelampur.  

The State Election Commission's latest trends show that both AAP and BJP are leading in 112 seats.

As per sources, there is a possibility of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann joining Raghav Chadha and Manish Sisodia at Arvind Kejriwal's residence. The leaders will only leave once they are sure of which way the result is tending, sources add.

Opening its account in the MCD polls, both BJP and AAP won 1 seat each. While BJP's Shyam Kumar Mishra won the Mohan Garden ward, AAP won the Daryaganj seat.

As per the official trends, AAP and BJP has won 1 seat each. However, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party is leading in 114 seats whereas BJP stands at 111 seats.

• AAP candidate Veena leads from Mayur Vihar ward

• Vineet Arora of BJP is leading from Paschim Vihar

• Jyoti Agarwal of BJP is leading from Rani Bagh

• Ajay Ravi Hans of BJP is leading from Kohat Enclave

• Renu Agarwal of BJP is leading from Kamla Nagar 

Latest official trends show AAP is now leading on 114, BJP on 110 and Congress on 11 seats. Counting is underway for 250 wards.

As the MCD poll went down to the wire, AAP leaders including Raghav Chadha and Atishi reached Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence. Meanwhile, BJP general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh reached the Delhi BJP office for a meeting.

AAP is now leading on 109 seats as per official trends whereas BJP is on 105 and Congress is on 9 seats.

Latest official trends show BJP leading on 110 seats, AAP on 100, Congress on 9, Independent 3 and NCP on 1.

BJP & AAP are neck-to-neck in the MCD polls once again.

Latest official trends show BJP leading on 107 seats, AAP on 95, Congress on 9, Independent 3 and NCP on 1.

As per the trends for all 250 seats, BJP is ahead in 132 seats- 20 more than AAP. On the other hand, Congress has taken a lead in only 5 seats.

• Janta Devi from BJP leading from Bakhtawarpur

• Promila Gupta of AAP is leading from Timarpur

• Neelam Budhiraja is leading from Dhirpur

• Lallu Singh is leading in Bhalswa

• Congress' Mumtaz is leading in Seelampur

• AAP's Timsy Sharma is leading in Jahangirpuri

• Narendra Kumar Singh is leading in Rithala

Latest official trends show BJP leading on 106 seats, AAP on 78, Congress on 10 and Independent and NCP on 4 and 1 seats each.

Republic's Suyesha Savant is reporting LIVE from outside Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence as AAP trails BJP in the latest trends from the MCD election results.

• BJP's Usha leads in Karol Bagh

• AAP candidate Salma Khan is leading in Zakir Nagar

• BJP is leading in Azadpur, Dhirpur, Premnagar, Rohini-D, Kamla Nagar

• AAP is leading in Abu Fazl enclave

• BJP is leading in Vishwas Nagar

Latest official trends show BJP leading on 106 seats, AAP on 59, Congress on 7 and Independent and NCP on 2 and 1 seats each.

The MCD election is going down to the wire with BJP having a lead of just 5 seats over AAP as of now. 

Speaking to the media after the initial trends showed AAP trailing in the MCD polls, MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj said, "We are going to get more than 180 seats. If voters favour us, we can also cross 230 seats. Mayor will be from our party". 

As per the initial trends, BJP has crossed the majority mark required to rule the MCD. 

BJP has taken a lead in the MCD polls for the first time with 125 seats.

As per the State Election Commission, BJP is ahead in 66 seats whereas AAP is a distant second with 30 seats.

AAP has maintained a 5-seat lead over BJP as the counting for 250 wards is underway.

As per the State Election Commission, BJP is leading on 47, AAP on 12 and Congress on 1 seat.

Latest official trends show BJP leading on 32, AAP on 8 and Congress on 1 seat.

The trends for 210 out of 250 seats have put AAP in the pole position to have its Mayor in the MCD.

Delhi DyCM Manish Sisodia reached the residence of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal as AAP ids leading in the early trends of MCD Election results.

AAP has cemented its lead over BJP as per initial trends. While it is ahead in 90 seats, BJP has taken a lead in only 75 seats. 

In initial trends, AAP is ahead in 80 seats as compared to BJP which has a lead only in 70 seats. Meanwhile, Congress maintains a lead in only 5 seats.

Here are visuals from the counting centre at Mangolpuri ITI.

First official trends show AAP leading on 4 seats and BJP on 3 seats. Counting is underway for 250 wards.

According to the latest trends, AAP is ahead in 45 seats whereas BJP's lead is only in 35 seats. Congress is facing a rout as it is having a lead in only 5 seats.

AAP has widened its lead after surging ahead in 30 seats as compared to BJP's 25 seats. On the other hand, Congress has secured a lead only in 3 seats.

AAP has increased its lead to 13 seats whereas BJP and Congress are ahead only in 10 and 2 seats each. 

As per the latest trends, AAP is in a neck-to-neck fight with BJP. While AAP and AAP are ahead on 9 and 8 seats each, Congress is leading only in 1 seat.

AAP is leading in 4 seats while BJP is a distant second at 3 seats as per the initial trends in the MCD polls. On the other hand, Congress is ahead only in 1 seat.

Here are visuals from CWG Village Sports Complex.

The counting of votes for the MCD polls has commenced. While BJP is seeking to retain power in the MCD, AAP is aiming to wrest control of the civic body.

Speaking to Republic TV, senior BJP leader Harish Khurana predicted that the next Mayor of Delhi will be from BJP. Asserting that the exit polls have been proved wrong on many occasions in the past, he exuded confidence in BJP retaining power in the MCD. 

Will Kejriwal's AAP end BJP's 15-year rule? Watch Republic TV's live coverage.

Republic TV is LIVE from outside AAP and BJP headquarters in Delhi as the counting for the MCD polls will begin at 8 am.

Addressing a press conference on November 29, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal predicted that AAP will win more than 230 out of 250 seats in the MCD polls. He also announced that Resident Welfare Associations shall be given 'mini-councillor' status if AAP comes to power in the civic body which has been ruled by BJP. Thus, the AAP supremo appealed to the RWAs to canvass for his party in their respective jurisdictions. 

The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday alleged that 668 voters were not allowed to cast their vote at a polling booth in Karol Bagh here in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections as their names were not on the electoral list. The party's MLA from Karol Bagh, Vishesh Ravi, demanded re-election at the booth and strict action against the officials for the "mess".

"According to the electoral roll and the Nagar Nigam Chunav app, a total of 668 voters from SP Mukherjee Market, Faiz Road were supposed to cast their vote in booth no. 118, Ward-82, AC-23 at the polling station - Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya Plot No.6 Jhandewalan. But from the morning the voters were made to run from pillar to post as this booth didn't have the list of voters," he claimed. 

According to data shared by the State Election Commission officials, the total number of voters in Delhi is 1,45,05,358 — 78,93,418 males, 66,10,879 females and 1,061 transgender people. The MCD election was the first civic election after the fresh delimitation exercise, and the poll was held days after the first phase of the Gujarat assembly elections, and a day ahead of its second phase. Authorities had set up 13,638 polling stations across Delhi for the exercise. This was also the first civic polls held in the national capital after the February 2020 riots in Delhi, and according to data shared by officials,

3,360 booths, spanning 493 locations, were identified in critical or sensitive categories. Sixty-eight model polling stations and as many pink polling stations were established for the quality experience of voters. Barring a few stray incidents of MCC (model code of conduct) violations and “a couple of other scattered incidents of impersonation”, the polling remained peaceful and no untoward incident of any kind was reported from anywhere, the SEC said in a statement. This year, the highest polling percentage (65.72) has been recorded in ward no. 5 (Bakhtawarpur), while the lowest (33.74 per cent) was registered in ward no.145 (Andrews Ganj).

BJP which has ruled the Municipal Corporation of Delhi since 2007 is seeking a fourth term. While the civic body was trifurcated into NDMC, SDMC, and EDMC in 2012, it was reunified earlier this year. Although BJP and AAP are contesting all 250 seats, Congress candidates are in the fray in only 247 seats. A turnout of 50.48% was recorded in the MCD polls held on December 4, which was lower than the previous election. In the 2017 civic election, the BJP won 181 of the 270 wards. On the other hand, AAP and Congress won 48 and 27 wards respectively. 

Authorities here are all geared up for the counting of votes polled in the Delhi municipal elections, with officials saying 42 centres have been set up for the Wednesday exercise which will begin at 8 am amid tight security. There are 250 wards in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and 1,349 candidates are in the fray in this election. 

The centres are located in areas, including, Shastri Park, Yamuna Vihar, Mayur Vihar, Nand Nagari, Dwarka, Okhla, Mangolpuri, Pitampura, Alipur and Model Town. Tight security arrangements have been made at all the centres with 20 companies of Central Armed Police Forces and more than 10,000 police personnel deployed for the day at the centres, police officials said.

In the run-up to the MCD polls, AAP was accused of giving tickets in lieu of money. On November 15, AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi's alleged brother-in-law Om Singh, his PA Shiv Shankar Pandey and associate Prince Raghuvanshi were arrested by the Delhi ACB for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs.90 lakh from the husband of a ticket aspirant. Subsequently, BJP Lok Sabha MP Ramesh Bidhuri claimed that AAP sold 90% of its tickets in lieu of bribes ranging from Rs 70 lakh to Rs 1 crore. The party also released a sting in which AAP leader Bindu Sriram was asked to pay Rs.80 lakh to bag the ticket from the Rohini-D ward.

Big AAP vs BJP fight for Delhi Civic Body; counting to start at 8 am. Tune in to watch here.