BJP won All Three Municipal Corporation Elections in Delhi

The BJP on 17 April 2012 claimed all the three new civic bodies carved out of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The party bagged 138 of the 272 wards while the Congress was voted to victory in 78 wards. This was the first municipal election after the MCD was divided.

In North Delhi, the BJP posted a big victory as it claimed 59 of the 104 wards. The Congress despite making a marginal gain of 6 seats was confined to 29 seats.

In East Delhi too the BJP with 35 seats in the 64-ward corporation, outperformed the Congress which managed to win 19 wards - four up from its previous tally.

The South Delhi, did not vote any party to the power, the BJP however emerged as the single largest party in the corporation. Of the 104 wards, the BJP bagged 44 and the Congress 30.  Smaller parties and independent candidates performed significantly well in the South Delhi Corporation as they pocketed as much as 30 wards.
In the 2007 elections to an undivided MCD, the BJP had won 144 wards against the Congress' 59 and the BSP's 12.

Elections for all three corporation viz. East, South and North - were held on 15 April 2012. A total of 55% electorates turned out to vote in their respective wards. There are 104 wards each in the South and North corporations and 64 in the East. 138 seats out of total 276 seats were reserved for women. A total of 904 candidates contested the election from the south followed by North 885 and East 634.

The victory of BJP has come at a time when the credibility of the party as a reliable alternative to the Congress is on a downward spiral. Poor show of the Party in the UP assembly elections is a testimony of its declining popularity. Though, the party has managed to post an impressive victory in the country’s largest municipal corporation election, it owes a lot to the disenchantment of people from the ruling Congress party which has done hardly anything good to get an image change. The Congress’ alleged indulgence in the cases of graft and the skyrocketing food prices have played a crucial role in people of Delhi  deciding to vote BJP back at the helm of municipal corporations of Delhi.  

The MCD was trifurcated following the approval of a bill by the Delhi state cabinet on 7 April 2011. Professor Rajni Abbi is the current mayor of Delhi.