TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The counting process for polls to Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is underway. A total of 270 seats are up for grabs. The election to two wards was postponed due to death of candidates. The MCD polls are being seen as a test of the popularity of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ability to score a hat-trick in the local body and Congress’s efforts to revive itself in the metropolis.
While the BJP, AAP, and the Congress are major players, Swaraj India, a party floated by former AAP leaders, made its debut in the MCD polls 2017. Other parties in the fray include Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Janata Dal-United, the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Shiv Sena.
The Delhi State Election Commission has set up 35 centres for counting of votes and the results are expected by afternoon.
A total of 2,537 candidates are in the fray for North Delhi Municipal Corporation (103 seats) and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (104 seats), and East Delhi Municipal Corporation (63 seats).
MCD (270): BJP wins in 78 seats, AAP 18, Congress 6
NDMC (103): BJP registers victory in 29 seats, Congress 9, AAP 10
SDMC (104): BJP wins in 26 seats, Congress 4, AAP 4
EDMC (63): BJP grabs victory in 23 seats, AAP 2
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