News18 Evening Digest: Will Do Your Work First, Kejriwal Tells Those Who Didn't Vote for AAP and Other Stories
Will Do Your Work First, Kejriwal Tells Those Who Didn’t Vote for AAP, 3 Reasons Why BJP Lost the Delhi Plot despite Giving Flats to Slum Dwellers and other news in evening digest.
The AAP has emerged victorious in the MCD elections by hitting the majority mark of 126 even as counting of votes is underway in the national capital. The MCD has 250 wards, and the simple majority mark is 126. As per figures available at 11:30 am, the AAP has crossed the magic number of 126 with 56 wins and a lead in 77 seats. READ MORE
No ‘Booth Polish’ for MCD: 3 Reasons Why BJP Lost the Delhi Plot despite Giving Flats to Slum Dwellers
Having ruled the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for 15 consecutive years and despite knowing the system too well, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost the civic body polls to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) — a battle, which many feel, could have been easily won in the wake of several videos showing the AAP in poor light with leaked videos of its minister Satyendar Jain getting massages while lodged in prison. READ MORE
Garbage, Kejriwal’s ‘Aap Ka Parshad’ Campaign: How AAP Broke 15-Year Jinx at MCD
With 134 of the total 250 seats in its hold, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) swept the 2022 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election on Wednesday, ending the 15-year-long reign of BJP, which secured 104 seats. The AAP will now have a larger control in the state and civic administration of the city.