NEW DELHI: A day after the voting in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections, the exit polls have predicted a majority for the chief minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party.
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With the AAP set to wrest power from the incumbent BJP, The India Today-Axis My India Exit Poll predicts that the party would likely win 149 to 171 wards in the national capital, while the BJP looks set to win on 69 to 91 wards.
The Congress will likely win three to seven wards according to the The India Today-Axis My India Exit Poll while other political parties may win five to nine wards.
According to the Times Now exit poll, the Aam Aadmi Party will get 146-156 while for the BJP it will be 84-94 seats. 6-10 seats have been predicted for the Congress
More than 50 per cent voting was recorded on Sunday, December 4 in the election to the 250 municipal wards in Delhi, with main rivals BJP and AAP claiming victory in the high-stakes contest.
No major glitches in electronic voting machines were reported and the voting passed off peacefully with high security observed at the 3,360 critical booths in 493 locations where more than 25,000 police personnel, nearly 13,000 home guards and 100 companies of paramilitary forces were deployed, officials said.
Garbage collection and landfills emerged as one of the biggest issues in the fight between the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP, which has been controlling municipal bodies for 15 years.
The polls are crucial for the AAP and its leader Arvind Kejriwal as they seek expansion of the party ahead of the 2024 general elections in the country.
A victory in the MCD polls will not only cement AAP's place in Delhi but will fuel its aspiration to emerge as a serious contender to the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the national scene.
The BJP, which had deployed its top leaders, including national president J P Nadda, 19 Union ministers like Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Piyush Goyal and chief ministers of six states in the campaign, is also seeking redemption through a morale-boosting victory.
There were 1,349 candidates in the fray and more than 1.45 crore electors were eligible to exercise their franchise.
(With inputs form agencies)
