(PTI)
The BJP is leading over rivals Congress and AAP in 145 wards i MCD polls, with trends for 227 seats hinting at a landslide victory for the party.The AAP managed to gain some ground with trends at 10 AM showing that it was leading in 43 wards while Congress trailed on the third spot with lead in 27 wards, in the municipal elections dubbed by Opposition as a referendum on the Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi.
BJP also managed to win 3 seats, Janakpuri West, Rajender Nagar and Janakpuri South, for which results were announced. Counting of votes began at 8 AM today with BJP gaining early leads in all the three municipal corporations-NDMC, SDMC and EDMC.
As per available trends, BJP was leading in 38 East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) wards while AAP in 6 and Congress in 5 wards respectively. Trends were available for 51 out of total 64 wards in the civic body.
In South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), BJP was leading in 38 wards while AAP and Congress were ahead in 19 and 15 wards respectively, in the trends available for 86 wards.
