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MCD election live blog: AAP dethrones BJP after 15 years, wins majority

Kejriwal Government has succeeded to unseat the BJP in the Delhi MCD after 15-year-rein. The win comes contrary to the BJP’s spokesperson Ajay Sherawat’s statement who had claimed the win for the BJP.

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Kejriwal Government has succeeded to unseat the BJP in the Delhi MCD after 15-year-rein. The win comes contrary to the BJP’s spokesperson Ajay Sherawat’s statement who had claimed the win for the BJP.

The Kejriwal-led Party till now has crossed the halfway mark by winning 126 wards out of 250 wards after pulling far ahead of BJP as the Saffron party fail to chase behind even after bagging 97 wards according India Today’s report.

Aam Aadmi Party’s Raghav Chadha while talking to the media has launched an attack on the MCD ruling BJP as he stated that BJP got a befitting reply from the people of Delhi and added that that the people have voted for the one who works for development. In his statement, people by voting for Arvind Kejriwal in MCD has cleansed Arvind Kejriwal from BJP’s allegations.

According ABP’S report, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party is leading in 134 seats, whereas BJP is moving ahead in 103 seats. The grand old party is failing to maintain double digits as they lead in 9 seats. Other party candidates are moving ahead in 4 seats.

The AAP has won the 106 seats while the AAP’s counterpart BJP has won 85 wards according to State Election Commission. As the counting of votes closes toward conclusion, it is fair to suggest that the Aam Aadmi Party will unseat the Bhartiya Janata Party from the MCD after 15-year-long rein.

So far AAP is pulling away from BJP in the trends and till now the Arvind Kejriwal-led party have bagged 92 wards, whereas AAP’s counterpart BJP has won 73 wards, according to Times Now. it is also reported that 93% of votes have been counted so far.

Aam Aadmi Party leader and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann stated that first Arvind Kejriwal unseated 15-yr-long incumbency of Congress rule in Delhi and will continue to do the same by dethroning the 15-yr-long BJP Incumbency in MCD. Punjab CM further added that this shows that people of Delhi don’t like politics of hatred, they vote for schools, hospitals, electricity, cleanliness & infrastructure.


Despite AAP’s much anticipated win in MCD elections, the BJP Spokesperson Ajay Sehrawat stated that the trends are going in BJP’s favor and further claimed a win for the BJP in the civic body elections. Sehrawat’s claims are contrary to the voting trends that favors the Aam Aadmi Party.

According to reports, the 82 percent of votes has been counted so far and as per for the NDTV reports, the AAP is leading in 131 wards, whereas, the BJP is leading in 104 wards. The grand old party is at 10 and other party candidates are leading in 4 wards.


Aam Aadmi party’s candidate from Sultanpuri A ward, Bobby Kinnar, has bagged a win for the AAP. Bobby Kinnar, who belongs to transgender community, has made history by winning and also contesting in a Civic body election.

Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta has claimed that the people of Delhi will take revenge from the Delhi CM and cited the issues of alleged corruption the Delhi CM indulged in. Delhi’s BJP chief further claimed a 4th term for the BJP in the MCD election.

The new voting trends suggest that AAP is leading in 129 wards, while the Saffron party is at 105 and the Congress is leading in 11 wards. Other parties till now are leading in 5 wards. 68% votes have been counted so far. According to States Election Commission, AAP has won 25 whereas BJP has won 26, grand old party has also succeeded to win 3.

Aam Aadmi Party’s Saurabh Bhardwaj told the media that the reason the BJP was postponing the MCD 2022 election in fear of the BJP losing their throne in the Civic Body. He further claimed that the Delhi people wants to see a change in power this year.


According NDTV’s reports, the AAP is leading in 131 wards, whereas the BJP is at 103. The grand old party comes back to 10 whereas the other candidates lead in 5 wards. The BJP and AAP have won 14 wards each as the neck and neck competition continues for the Civic Body Election.

According to Times of India reports, the trend continue to favor Aam Aadmi Party as AAP leads in 129 seats, while the BJP moves behind on 106. The grand old party is improving its tally as they lead in 11 wards.

The latest change in the stats show that the AAP is leading at 128 and BJP at 111 while the Congress trails behind in on 7, according to Times Now. Reportedly Punjab’s CM Bhagwant Mann and AAP MP Raghav Chadha reached the Delhi CM residence as the vote counting continues.

According to ABP, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party is leading in 129 wards, while the BJP is closing in by leading in 106 wards. The grand old party has also hit double digits by leading in 10 wards, whereas others lead in 5 seats.


The Aam Aadmi Party continues to spark change in the trends as they lead in 122 wards. AAP’s counterpart BJP catches on at 115 and the Congress continues to trail behind at 8. Other party candidates lead in 5 according NDTV.

AAP makes a comeback as the Kejriwal-led party moves ahead on 123 whereas BJP find themselves in a turntable situation as they close in on AAP by leading on 121 seats. The Congress Party is leading at 6.

The BJP party is leading at 123 seats, whereas the Kejriwal-led party leads at 119 and the Congress continue to trail at 8, according to reports of Times Now.

According to State Election Commission data report, the Saffron party is leading by on 107 as AAP is closing in on 95. The Grand old party is ahead in 9 wards and NCP is at 1 and independents is leading in 3 wards.


The latest trends shows that BJP leads on 122 whereas its counterpart AAP is at 95 and the Congress shows a bit improvement by leading on 9 seats. Independent lead on 3 wards, whereas NCP is at 1. BJP Vice President, Rajeev Babbar stated that even thought the voting trends show the BJP below 90, the BJP will succeed to retain power in the MCD and it will be a BJP mayor.

According to Times of India, the voting trend hints at slight change as the BJP is at 126, AAP at 118 while the grand old party leads on 6 seats. The AAP supporters have gathered outside the residence of Arvind Kejriwal’s residence to congratulate him for an anticipated win, according to reports.

The voting trends imply toward a slight change as the Saffron Party is leading at 132, whereas the AAP is leading at 112. The Congress continue to lead on 6 seats.

The BJP in the Civic body elections is leading with 127, however, the AAP is not far behind at 117. Congress continue to be lead on 6 seats according to Times Now reports.


According to official trends, the Aam Aadmi Party’s Zakir Nagar candidate Salma Khan leads from her ward, AAP’s Vijayalakshmi leads in Nangloi Jaat ward, other AAP leaders who are leading include Pankaj Gupta leading in Sangam Vihar, Bina in Mayur Vihar and Ravindra Bhardwaj in Aman Vihar ward. AAP’s candidates lead in Madangir, Chandni Chowk, and Amar Colony.

BJP’s Karol Bagh candidate Usha leads from her ward BJP whereas another BJP candidate Anil Kumar Sharma is leading from riot-affected ward Maujpur. Shyam Kumar Mishra wins Mohan Garden ward. The Saffron Party also is coming up ahead in Rohini A and Rohini F wards, and Green Park. BJP also leads in Laxmi Nagar, Malviya Nagar, Chirag Delhi, Sadar Bazaar, Karawal, Dabri and East Patel Nagar. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Renu Chaudhary winning Patparganj ward, which the home turf of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.


According to Times Now, The Kejriwal-led AAP is leading on 114, whereas the BJP is ahead on 129 seats. Congress changes trend as they lead on 6 seats. However, the AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed to stakes on 180 seats and further stated that mayor will be from the Aam Aadmi Party.

The battle for the Municipal body (Delhi) is coming up at a neck and neck contest between the BJP and the AAP as the BJP 120 and AAP is at 115. Congress sparks in trend as they lead on 12, and 3 others according to NDTV.

BJP is continues to lead on 127 seats, whereas, their counterpart AAP is catching on by taking a lead on 103 seats according to Times of India.

The Times Now has reported that the BJP is leading at 130 seats. The tussle between the BJP and the AAP has intensified as the BJP takes the lead. The grand old party is also trailing behind with just 4 seats.


The Vote counting for the MCD polls has commenced and the Aam Aadmi Party is eyeing to unseat the 15-year-long incumbency of BJP in the Delhi MCD elections. The civic body election were held on 4 December. In the early trends, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP is winning in 100 seats, whereas its counterpart BJP is leading in 84 seats.

The Aam Aadmi Party, which has been in power in Delhi since 2015, looks set to emerge victorious in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections. The BJP, which has been holding the MCD for quite a while, looks like it will come second while the Congress will return single figures in the elections held to the city’s 250 wards.


An Aaj Tak exit poll said the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP is expected to win on 160 seats or thereabouts. The Times Now exit poll predicted a similar end for the Aam Aadmi Party, projecting it winning some 150 wards.

The Aaj Tak exit poll predicts BJP winning 69-91 wards and on the other hand, Times Now exit poll predicts the BJP will gain power in 84-94 wards.


The returns for the Congress seem below par as mentioned earlier. The voter turnout for the municipal polls was just 50 per cent, the elections were held on December 4. It needs to be remembered that this is a municipal election and not a high-stakes Assembly election unlike the one in Gujarat, the results for which will be out on Thursday, December 8, along with results for Himachal Pradesh.

Though it may have been a civic poll, the BJP and the AAP had put forward their whole machinery to win.

Data from the State Election Commission showed that there were 1,45,05,358 registered voters in Delhi overall, of which 78,93,418 were men, 66,10,879 were women, and 1,061 transgenders.


This is the first civic election after delimitation. From 2012 to 2022, Delhi had 272 wards and three corporations—North Delhi Municipal Corporation, South Delhi Municipal Corporation and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation—which were later reunified into a single MCD, which came back into being on May 22 this year. The North Delhi body is not to be confused with the New Delhi Municipal Council which is the civic body for what remains Lutyens’ Delhi.

The campaign promises the BJP had put forward, included waiver of property tax dues of 12 years among other things. This will be a fillip for the AAP since the Delhi government has been at the mercy of the MCD following the sweeper wage row which had led to the piling up of garbage all across the Capital.

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Abhishek Banerjee says will not bow to BJP after nearly 11 hours of ED questioning

After spending nearly 11 hours before the Enforcement Directorate, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee said he would not bow to the BJP and accused the ruling party of using investigative agencies for political purposes.

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Trinamool Congress leader and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday said he would not bow to the BJP after spending nearly 11 hours being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an ongoing investigation.

Speaking after the questioning, Banerjee alleged that central agencies were being used to target opposition leaders and asserted that he would continue his political fight despite what he described as sustained pressure.

The TMC leader has repeatedly maintained that investigations involving him are politically motivated, a charge he has made on several previous occasions while appearing before central agencies.

His appearance before the ED comes amid a period of heightened political activity and multiple investigations involving leaders in West Bengal. Recent days have also seen Banerjee face summons and questioning in separate matters by state investigative agencies.

After leaving the ED office, Banerjee reiterated that he would not be intimidated and said he remained committed to his political responsibilities. He also accused the BJP of attempting to weaken opposition parties through investigative action, an allegation that the BJP has rejected in the past.

The Enforcement Directorate has not publicly commented on Banerjee’s remarks. The investigation related to the questioning remains ongoing.

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DMK attacks Rahul Gandhi, accuses him of weakening opposition unity

DMK has intensified its criticism of Rahul Gandhi, alleging that the Congress leader’s actions have weakened opposition unity and strained relations within the INDIA bloc.

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The war of words between the DMK and Congress has intensified, with the DMK launching a strong attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and accusing him of contributing to divisions within the opposition alliance. The criticism comes amid strained ties between the two parties following their political split in Tamil Nadu.

According to the DMK, Rahul Gandhi’s political approach has weakened unity among opposition parties. The party’s IT wing mocked the Congress leader on social media, while an editorial published in the DMK’s official mouthpiece Murasoli questioned his recent remarks on opposition solidarity.

DMK questions Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on opposition unity

In its editorial, Murasoli argued that Rahul Gandhi was speaking about opposition unity despite, according to the DMK, contributing to disagreements among alliance partners in several states. The publication cited criticism directed at Congress by various opposition parties and suggested that the party’s actions had often created tensions within the INDIA bloc.

The editorial also referred to past political disputes involving Congress and Left parties, particularly in Kerala, claiming such episodes had raised concerns among opposition allies about Congress’s approach toward its partners.

Tamil Nadu political fallout adds to tensions

The attack comes after a major political realignment in Tamil Nadu. Following the 2026 Assembly elections, Congress ended its alliance with the DMK and joined the government led by Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). The move left the DMK in the opposition and significantly altered the political equation between the two former allies.

The DMK has alleged that Congress benefited from the alliance during the election and later abandoned its partner. The party’s editorial questioned whether assurances from Congress leadership would be trusted by alliance partners after the developments in Tamil Nadu.

Congress rejects allegations

Congress has not issued a detailed official response to the editorial, but party sources have rejected the allegations. According to the party, its decisions in Tamil Nadu were made in line with the mandate delivered by voters and were not intended to undermine either the DMK or the broader opposition alliance.

The latest exchange highlights growing strains between two key opposition parties even as leaders continue to stress cooperation on national issues. Just days earlier, Rahul Gandhi had said that the DMK remained aligned with the opposition on defending the “idea of India” despite political differences.

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Congress, SP send mixed signals on AIMIM’s role ahead of 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls

Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders have responded differently to questions about AIMIM’s role ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, highlighting ongoing discussions over opposition strategy.

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Differing responses from Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders have highlighted varying approaches within the Opposition camp regarding the possible role of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in the run-up to the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

The discussion gained momentum after AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi launched his party’s campaign preparations for the 2027 elections from Bahraich and reiterated that his party is open to alliances, provided it is treated with respect and as an equal partner.

Different responses from Congress and SP

Reacting to questions about a possible understanding with AIMIM, Congress leader Imran Masood said any decision on alliances would be taken by the party leadership. He also stressed that there could be no compromise with communalism.

On the other hand, Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav adopted a more accommodating tone, stating that anyone capable of defeating the BJP would be welcome. His remarks were viewed as leaving the door open to broader anti-BJP political cooperation.

The differing responses have drawn attention as Opposition parties continue to assess their electoral strategies ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

AIMIM steps up preparations

AIMIM has begun expanding its campaign activity in Uttar Pradesh, with Owaisi launching the party’s preparations from Bahraich. The Hyderabad MP has indicated that AIMIM is willing to consider alliances but has maintained that any partnership must be based on mutual respect and equality.

The party is also working to strengthen its organisational presence in the state as it seeks a larger role in Uttar Pradesh politics ahead of the next Assembly election.

No formal alliance announced

Despite the ongoing discussion, no formal alliance or seat-sharing arrangement involving AIMIM and major Opposition parties has been announced so far.

With more than a year remaining before the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, political equations are expected to evolve as parties finalise their strategies and alliance plans.

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