Delhi MCD election results 2022 live updates: After the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) scored a historic win in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections on Wednesday, 7 December, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, "I congratulate the people of Delhi for this win and thank them for bringing change."
While the AAP managed to secure victory in 134 wards across the National Capital, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed win 104 seats, exceeding predictions made during exit polls. Meanwhile, the Congress bagged only 9 seats in the civic body election.
The AAP's historic win puts an end to the Bharatiya Janata Party's 15-year-old rule in Delhi's civic body.
The results are as follows:
Elections to the 250 wards in Delhi were held on 4 December, where a total of 1,349 candidates contested the polls, which took place for the first time since the civic bodies were unified earlier this year.
AAP supporters celebrate outside a counting centre for the MCD elections at Patel Nagar in New Delhi.
(Photo: PTI)
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‘This Was a Big Task To Achieve’: Former Cricketer, AAP MP Harbhajan Singh
"It is a big victory. This was a big task to achieve. I extend congratulations to all including Kejriwal ji," Former cricketer and AAP MP Harbhajan Singh told ANI.
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"Although it's nice to see a tightly contested election between AAP & BJP, I am deeply disappointed at Congress result. Introspection and structural change vital," Congress's Abhishek Manu Singhvi said.