BJP storms back, routs Congress in Delhi
In a huge blow to the Congress and the Sheila Dikshit government in the capital, the BJP won all Delhi civic polls, sweeping all the three municipal corporations of Delhi.
The BJP trumped the Congress to retain its hold in the Delhi municipal polls winning North and East Corporations and was set to capture South where it had emerged as the single-largest group as this edition went to press.
The BJP victory came as a shock to Dikshit of the Congress who has been ruling the capital
for the past nearly 14 years uninterruptedly and trifurcated the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in a bid to weaken the saffron party's hold. But the victory in the elections to the newly-created three
municipal bodies was not as comprehensive in 2007 as BJP won only 138 out of 272 wards losing 26 seats from its earlier tally of 164 in 2007. Congress tally went up from 64 to 78 seats.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit congratulated Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta for his party's spectacular victory in municipal corporation polls and asked him to provide better civic facilities to the people of the city. "Dikshit congratulated Gupta and asked him to keep the faith people have reposed in BJP by doing good work," an aide of Dikshit said.
In her brief telephone conversation, Dikshit promised support of Delhi government to the three newly-set up municipalties curved out of MCD. BJP captured North and East Corporations with a clear majority while it got 44, nine short of majority in the 104-member House in South Corporation. The party may hope to muster a majority with help from independents who have bagged 14 wards.
In North Delhi Corporation, BJP romped home with 59 seats in the 104-member strong body while Congress lagged behind at 29. BSP won seven seats while RLD four, LJP one and independents four. At the end of counting of votes, South Delhi Corporation remained a hung house with BJP
emerging victorious in 44 wards while Congress bagged 30 seats.
BSP won five, NCP five, INLD three, JD(U) one, RLD one besides 14 independents. But the real shocker for Congress came in its stronghold East Delhi Corporation where BJP came up with an impressive victory, winning 35 out of 64 wards. Congress was behind with 19 seats, INLD six, SP one and independents three. Congress was quick to downplay the defeat saying MCD polls should only be seen as civic polls while BJP attributed its victory to a country-wide wave against Congress which failed to contain price rise and rampant corruption.
Rattled by the defeat, Congress leaders spoke in different voices. While Dikshit's son and MP Sandeep Dikshit blamed it on price rise and scams like 2G, Union Minister Kapil Sibal neither national nor state issues had any impact on the results.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said there were winners and losers in every election and one had to accept it with good grace. "These are local elections, local issues, people who work for the people. These are the qualities that count. In every election, there are winners and losers and one has to accept it with good grace," he said
In a huge blow to the Congress and the Sheila Dikshit government in the capital, the BJP won all Delhi civic polls, sweeping all the three municipal corporations of Delhi.
The BJP trumped the Congress to retain its hold in the Delhi municipal polls winning North and East Corporations and was set...
In a huge blow to the Congress and the Sheila Dikshit government in the capital, the BJP won all Delhi civic polls, sweeping all the three municipal corporations of Delhi.
The BJP trumped the Congress to retain its hold in the Delhi municipal polls winning North and East Corporations and was set to capture South where it had emerged as the single-largest group as this edition went to press.
The BJP victory came as a shock to Dikshit of the Congress who has been ruling the capital
for the past nearly 14 years uninterruptedly and trifurcated the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in a bid to weaken the saffron party's hold. But the victory in the elections to the newly-created three
municipal bodies was not as comprehensive in 2007 as BJP won only 138 out of 272 wards losing 26 seats from its earlier tally of 164 in 2007. Congress tally went up from 64 to 78 seats.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit congratulated Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta for his party's spectacular victory in municipal corporation polls and asked him to provide better civic facilities to the people of the city. "Dikshit congratulated Gupta and asked him to keep the faith people have reposed in BJP by doing good work," an aide of Dikshit said.
In her brief telephone conversation, Dikshit promised support of Delhi government to the three newly-set up municipalties curved out of MCD. BJP captured North and East Corporations with a clear majority while it got 44, nine short of majority in the 104-member House in South Corporation. The party may hope to muster a majority with help from independents who have bagged 14 wards.
In North Delhi Corporation, BJP romped home with 59 seats in the 104-member strong body while Congress lagged behind at 29. BSP won seven seats while RLD four, LJP one and independents four. At the end of counting of votes, South Delhi Corporation remained a hung house with BJP
emerging victorious in 44 wards while Congress bagged 30 seats.
BSP won five, NCP five, INLD three, JD(U) one, RLD one besides 14 independents. But the real shocker for Congress came in its stronghold East Delhi Corporation where BJP came up with an impressive victory, winning 35 out of 64 wards. Congress was behind with 19 seats, INLD six, SP one and independents three. Congress was quick to downplay the defeat saying MCD polls should only be seen as civic polls while BJP attributed its victory to a country-wide wave against Congress which failed to contain price rise and rampant corruption.
Rattled by the defeat, Congress leaders spoke in different voices. While Dikshit's son and MP Sandeep Dikshit blamed it on price rise and scams like 2G, Union Minister Kapil Sibal neither national nor state issues had any impact on the results.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said there were winners and losers in every election and one had to accept it with good grace. "These are local elections, local issues, people who work for the people. These are the qualities that count. In every election, there are winners and losers and one has to accept it with good grace," he said
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