MCD bypolls: BJP wins 7 seats, Cong & AIFB 1 each

Allegations of vote manipulation in the Ashok Vihar ward led to a war of words between the AAP and the BJP, the winner

- Aaditya Khatwani

tion results for 12 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday delivered a mixed verdict, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning seven seats, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) three, and the Indian National Congress (INC) and the All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) one each — an outcome that saw both gains and losses for the BJP and AAP in each other’s strongholds.

Of the 12 wards, nine were earlier held by the BJP and three by the AAP.

Of the nine seats previously held by the BJP, the party retained six, while the Naraina and Ashok Vihar went to the AAP. The Chandni Chowk and Shalimar Bagh wards, both earlier held by the AAP, went to the BJP, with the AAP holding on to Dakshinpuri.

Significantly, the BJP maintained its hold over the Rohini-D and West Patel Nagar wards, earlier represented by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and deputy CM Manish Sisodia.