Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Dec 7: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress are vying for office in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election, which began counting votes at 8 am today. BJP and AAP win 2 seats each and lead on 112 seats each, as the counting of votes continues. Congress leading on 12, Independent 4, BSP and NCP on 1 each.
On December 4, the national capital’s 250 wards went to the polls. There are 1,349 candidates running for office, and the turnout was roughly 50%.
#DelhiMCDPolls | BJP and AAP win 2 seats each and lead on 112 seats each, as the counting of votes continues.
Congress leading on 12, Independent 4, BSP and NCP on 1 each.
Counting is underway for 250 wards. pic.twitter.com/RWXhfXVXwi
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2022
The Kejriwal-led party has been very optimistic since exit polls indicated that AAP is poised for a significant victory in the polls. “I wish to congratulate Delhi’s citizens. Yesterday, I was watching the results. People have once more demonstrated their confidence in the AAP, “On Tuesday, the Delhi chief minister spoke to media.
42 counting centres have been put up by the electoral commission throughout the city to conduct the vote-counting process. 136 engineers from the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) and election observers have been sent.