MCD Results 2022: An Hour Into Counting, EC Shows BJP Lead In 97 Wards, AAP Ahead In 53

MCD Results 2022: AN hour into counting, the BJP has taken lead in 97 ward while the AAP is ahead in 53 wards.

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 07 Dec 2022 09:26 AM (IST)

Delhi MCD Results 2022 Updates MCD Poll Vote Counting Trends BJP 97 AAP 53 Congress 05 ECI MCD Results 2022: An Hour Into Counting, EC Shows BJP Lead In 97 Wards, AAP Ahead In 53

MCD Results 2022: As counting continues for the high-stakes Delhi civic polls, as per the Election Commission the BJP is leading on 97 seats and the AAP on 53 while the Congress has opened its account in just five wards.

#DelhiMCDPolls | Latest official trends show BJP leading on 97 seats, AAP on 53, Congress on 5 and Independent & NCP on 1 each.

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The counting for 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) began at 8 am today at 42 counting centres with 68 observers to oversee the counting in the national capital, the state electoral office said.

The state electoral office has deployed engineers to look into technical issues of electronic voting machine (EVM) malfunctioning. There are total 1,349 candidates in the fray with exit polls predicting a big victory for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

The BJP has been in power for past 15 years in the MCD and it ran a high-pitched campaign as senior party leaders campaigned in the civic body elections. On the eve of the announcement of election results for the MCD, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that he predicted a landslide victory for the AAP. "This mandate will be a signal from Delhi to the whole country that AAP is a fiercely-honest party. The BJP levelled fake allegations against me, ran a witch-hunt against Satyendar Jain. But the people of Delhi have proven with their mandate that there was no scam in Delhi and all the allegations levelled by the BJP were false, motivated by conspiracy and dirty politics," Sisodia added.

He said that the people of Delhi will reject BJP's lies, conspiracy and dishonesty, and choose Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's honesty and work-based politics.