A day after the AAP suffered a humiliating defeat in the MCD elections, its chief Arvind Kejriwal today held a meeting of his MLAs to discuss the reasons behind party’s debacle in the civic polls.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal today cautioned his party’s newly-elected MCD councillors to not fall for BJP money.
Over 70 per cent of the 2,516 candidates, including 40 of the AAP and 92 of the Congress, lost their security deposit in the Delhi municipal elections.
The Congress, which finished a distant third in the MCD polls, has got around 11 per cent more votes than the 2015 Assembly election, while the AAP's vote share came down to half of its previous tally.
In perhaps the closest fight in the civic polls, an AAP candidate lost a ward in south Delhi to her BJP rival by a margin of just two votes.
The Congress today pitched for opposition unity after a drubbing in the MCD polls where it came distant third after the BJP and the AAP.
Newly-founded Swaraj India, which contested its maiden polls in the Delhi's civic body elections, drew a a blank even as the party said its performance needs introspection. Yogendra Yadav-led Swaraj India ran its campaign with a message to clear Delh
Over 49,000 voters opted for the None of The Above (NOTA) option in the municipal elections, with people in North Delhi areas exercising it the most.
As the senior leadership of the AAP blamed EVMs for the party's poor show in the Punjab assembly election and the MCD polls, many in the party seem to have rejected the claim.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday congratulated the victorious BJP and assured his government's support for the betterment of Delhi.
Former AAP leader Mayank Gandhi has slammed Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in an open letter after party's rout in MCD polls.
Former Delhi Chief Minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said the Congress did not campaign aggressively to win the civic polls and added that she had not been invited to campaign for party candidates.
After a fierce triangular battle in the Delhi municipal polls, parties in the fray will have their reputation as the counting of votes has begun.
The stage is set for counting of votes in the high-stakes Delhi municipal polls.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today warned of launching a movement if the MCD exit poll results, which have predicted a BJP sweep, come true.
Complaints of voters facing problems trickled in from some municipal wards as EVMs at some polling booths did not work properly.
Polling for elections to two wards in Delhi have been postponed due to the death of two Samajwadi Party candidates.
The voting for high-octane Delhi municipal polls is now underway with three main players -- the AAP, the BJP and the Congress -- vying for control over three municipal bodies in the capital.
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