Delhi MCD Election Results 2022 LIVE: Need PM's blessings, says Arvind Kejriwal as AAP dislodges BJP from civic body

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Delhi MCD Election Results 2022 Live News Updates - Check Ward-wise results

MCD Election Results 2022 LIVE The election was largely touted as a three-way contest among a spirited AAP, a coinfident BJP and a hopeful Congress.

Delhi MCD Election (Chunav) Results 2022 LIVE News Updates: The Aam Aadmi Party has managed to trounce upon the BJP in a tightly fought contest to end its 15-year-rule in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, crossing the majority mark of 126. As of now, the AAP has bagged 121 seats while it was leading on several others. The BJP, on the other hand, won in 96 seats, followed by the Congress at a distant third with seven seats. The election was largely touted as a three-way contest among a spirited AAP, a coinfident BJP and a hopeful Congress. 

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Both AAP and the BJP have exuded confidence that they will emerge victorious in the polls while the Congress is seeking to regain lost turf. However, exit poll predictions show a landslide victory for the Arvind Kejriwal-led party and an end to the BJP's 15-year rule at the civic body. The BJP that has been ruling the civic bodies since 2007 had won 181 of the total 270 municipal wards in the 2017 civic body polls, trouncing the AAP and the Congress. The AAP won 48 wards and the Congress 30. Earlier this year, the three municipal corporations in Delhi were unified by the Centre into MCD having 250 wards. The total number of wards was 272 under the three corporations.

Here are the LIVE Updates on MCD Election Results 2022: 

Latest Updates

  • AAP MP Harbhajan Singh on AAP's victory

    '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 on AAP's victory in the Delhi MCD elections

  • Delhi MCD polls final results

    AAP wins 134 seats, BJP 104, Congress 9 and Independent 3.

  • Kejriwal seeks cooperation from Centre after AAP's MCD victory

    I want the cooperation of the BJP & Congress to work for Delhi now. I appeal to the Centre & ask for PM's blessings to make Delhi better. We have to make MCD corruption-free. Today, the people of Delhi have given a message to the entire nation: Arvind Kejriwal

  • "Need Centre's cooperation, PM Narendra Modi's blessings," says Arvind Kejriwal after AAP wins MCD elections. 

  • MCD Election Results 2022: AAP surges ahead of BJP, on course to end its 15-year rule; another poll debacle for Congress

    Pulling ahead in a tightly fought contest, the Aam Aadmi Party looks on course to end the BJP’s 15-year rule at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi with the latest trends showing that the Arvind Kejriwal-led party has crossed the magic figure of 126, leading the BJP by over 25 seats. Read More Here

  • Delhi MCD Election Results 2022 | Results for 216 seats

    AAP - 113BJP - 95INC - 6Independent - 2

  • People of Delhi don't like politics of hatred: Bhagwant Mann

    Arvind Kejriwal uprooted 15-yr-long Congress rule in Delhi & now the 15-yr-long (BJP) rule in MCD. It shows people of Delhi don't like politics of hatred, they vote for schools, hospitals, electricity, cleanliness & infrastructure: Pubjab CM Bhagwant Mann

  • Delhi MCD Election Results 2022 LIVE | Results of 153 seats declared so far: 

    AAP - 83BJP - 65Congress - 4Independent - 1

  • A total of 82 per cent votes have been counted so far. Here's how the parties have fared so far:

    AAP- 75BJP - 54INC - 4Independent -1

    Meanwhile, AAP is leading in 60 other seats.

  • AAP wins 68 wards, BJP bags 54

    AAP has won 68 wards whereas BJP has won 54 wards. Meanwhile, Congress has won 4 seats and independent candidate 1.

  • BJP confident of victory even as AAP leads in trends

    People of Delhi will take revenge for the manner in which Delhi CM indulged in corruption&betrayed them. I trust people of Delhi. We raised issues, exposed AAP's corruption & revealed their failures. We're going to come to power in MCD, for the 4th time: Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta

  • Independent candidate Shakeela Begum wins in Seelampur

    Independent candidate Shakeela Begum wins Seelampur seat. In 2017, she had won the same seat on a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket.

  • Counting of votes crosses halfway mark

    With the counting of votes crossing the halfway mark, the AAP has maintained a substantial lead over the BJP. The latest trends are as follows: AAP - 130, BJP - 104, Congress - 11, Others - 5  

  • Official results - BJP wins 26 seats, AAP 25

    So far, the official results for 55 seats have been declared. Of these, the BJP has won 26, AAP 25, Congress three and Independents have bagged one seat. 

  • Delhi MCD Election Results Latest Trends

    The AAP is leading in 129 seat, BJP in 105 seats, Congress in 11 seats and Others in 5 seats. 

  • MCD Election Results 2022 LIVE: BJP wins in Laxmi Nagar, Geeta Colony, Rohini D, Lajpat Nagar

    The BJP has retained the Laxmi Nagar and Geeta Colony seats with a win for Alka Raghav and Neema Bhagat, respectively. The BJP has also won from Lajpat Nagar, Rohini-D and Siddharth Nagar.

  • Delhi MCD Election Results 2022 LIVE: AAP extends leads, ahead on 131 seats

    As per the latest trends, the Aam Aadmi Party is now leading in 130 out of 250 seats while the BJP is ahead on 106 seats. The Congress is leading in 8 seats and Others on 5 seats. 

  • Delhi MCD Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: Official trends show BJP maintaining lead over AAP

  • BJP's swipe at AAP: 'We don't make false claims'

    BJP Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga has exuded confidence of emerging victorious in the MCD elections. Taking a swipe at AAP, which has decorated the party office in anticipation of its victory, Singh said, "The results will be out in an hour or two. Let's wait, we will not make big false claims like AAP and it's leader Manish Sisodia. Once the results are clear, not only the BJP office, entire Delhi will be decorated and celebrations will begin. We are hoping to win more than 150 (seats)."

  • Delhi MCD Poll Results 2022 LIVE Updates: AAP - 128, BJP - 116, Congress - 05, Others - 01

    As per latest trends, AAP is leading in 128 seats and BJP in 116 seats. The contest remains a close one between the two.

  • Delhi MCD Election Results 2022 LIVE: AAP -126, BJP - 117, Congress - 06, Others - 01

    As per latest trends by Zee News, the AAP is leading in 127 seats, BJP is a distant second leading in 116 seats, Congress in 7 seats and Others in 1.  

  • MCD Election Results 2022 LIVE: Official Trends

    As per official trends on Nigam Chunav app, the BJP is leading in 55 seats and AAP in 20 seats.

  • MCD Election Results 2022 LIVE | AAP - 97, BJP - 105, Congress - 03

    A sharp change in trends as BJP now leads in 103 seats while the AAP on 97 seats. The Congress is ahead in just three seats. 

  • Delhi MCD Poll Results LIVE | AAP - 100, BJP - 84, Congress - 06

    As per latest trends, AAP is leading in 100 seats while the BJP has closed the gap and is now ahead in 84 seats. The Congress is a distant third, leading in just 6 seats. 

  • Delhi MCD Election Results 2022 LIVE: AAP heading in 82 seats, BJP in 65

    AAP is leading in 82 seats, BJP in 65 seats, Congress in 6 seats, Others are yet to open their account, as per Zee News trends.

  • Delhi MCD Poll Results LIVE: AAP head on 35 seats, BJP on 12

    As per Zee News, the initial trends show the AAP cruising ahead with lead in 35 seats while the BJP is ahead in 12 seats. The Congress is leading in just one seat.

  • Delhi MCD Election Results 2022 LIVE | Latest trends: AAP - 19, BJP - 09, Congress - 01

    Falling in libe with the exit poll predictions, the AAP is leading in 19 seats, the BJOP a distant second with lead in nine seats and the Congress in just one seat. 

  • Delhi MCD Election Results 2022 LIVE: AAP leads in 4 seats, BJP in 2

    The Aam Aadmi Party is leading on four seats, BJP is ahead in two seats, as per initial trends based on postal ballot counting. 

  • Postal ballot trends trickle down, AAP leads on three seats

    The postal ballot votes are being counted first, which will be followed by EVM votes. The AAP is leading in three seats, according to Zee News.  

  • Counting of votes begins

    The counting of votes has begun for 250 wards which voted on December 4 to choose whether the BJP will continue for a fourth consecutive term, or AAP turn the tables in the powerful civic body. 

  • What a victory or defeat for MCD means for AAP?

    For AAP, a clear victory in the MCD elections will be yet another example of its sway over Delhi and will also serve as a consolation since the exit polls have also predicted that the party's hopes of victory in the Gujarat assembly polls are likely to fail this time.

    A defeat, which seems unlikely in the light of exit poll predictions, will, however, jolt the AAP that registered massive victories in Delhi assembly polls in 2015 and 2020.

  • Congress may be reduced to single digit, predict exit polls

    The table may turn this time as the exit polls have given AAP 146-175 seats and just 69-92 to BJP. The surveys say Congress may be reduced to a single digit with wins in only 3-9 wards.

  • Counting of votes to begin shortly, here's what exit polls have predicted 

    The counting of votes will begin shortly. The AAP is hopeful that the exit poll trends will trun out right that it will ride the broom for a famous victory against the BJP, which has been ruling the civic body since 2007. 

    AAP may get 149-171 wards, according to a survey by Aaj Tak-Axis My India, which gives the BJP 69-91 wards. The poll by Times Now-ETG has predicted 146-156 wards for AAP, with BJP getting 84-94. According to the News X-Jan Ki Baat exit poll, AAP will bag 159-175 wards, and the BJP 70-92. All three surveys have given the Congress around 10 wards or less, with Others getting 5-9.

  • Exit polls will be proven wrong, will return to rule MCD: BJP

    Ahead of the counting of votes for the MCD polls, the BJP on Tuesday exuded hope that the tide will turn in its favour even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed a "landslide" victory as predicted by exit polls.

    "We are expecting better results than what the exit polls predicted. These exit polls also show that people have rejected all the allegations leveled by the BJP (against AAP) and have voted for good work," Durgesh Pathak, AAP's MCD poll in-charge, told PTI.

  • Delhi MCD budget to be out tomorrow

    The budget of the Delhi MCD elections 2022 is expected to be out on December 8, just one day after the results will be announced for the municipal corporation polls.

  • Know what Delhi MCD elections 2022 exit polls state

    The exit polls of the Delhi MCD polls 2022 have predicted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to win the elections by a landslide, while the Bhartiya Janta Party is expected to admit defeat after 17 years in power.

  • Counting of votes to begin soon

    The counting of votes for the Delhi MCD elections 2022 is set to begin on December 7 at 8 am, and will go on till 5:30 pm today.

  • Counting across 42 centres across Delhi

    The polls for 250 wards in the national capital were held on December 4 with about 50 per cent voter turnout and a total of 1,349 candidates were in the fray. The counting will be taken up across 42 centres set up across the national capital. 

  • Kejriwal congratulates Delhiites after exit polls predict AAP win in MCD polls, says prediction for Gujarat 'positive sign'

    Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday congratulated the people of Delhi after exit polls showed a clean sweep by the AAP in the municipal elections and also said the prediction for the party in Gujarat is a "positive sign". But the Aam Aadmi Party will wait for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election results to be declared before thanking the people of the national capital, he said.

  • Counting of votes to begin at 8 am, stay tuned

    The counting of votes is scheduled to begin at 8 am on Thursday and the initial trends are expected to trickle down in the first hour itself. 

  • Both AAP and BJP confident of victory

    Ahead of the counting of votes for the MCD polls, the BJP on Tuesday exuded hope that the tide will turn in its favour even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed a "landslide" victory as predicted by exit polls. The AAP leaders, who are in an upbeat mood after positive predictions, also claimed that the party will do better than exit poll trends.

  • What exit polls have predicted?

    The exit polls have predicted a landslide victory for the Aam Aadmi Party, which if turn out right on the counting day, will end the BJP's 15-year rule in the powerful civic body. The results will also have ramifications beyond the politics of Delhi and will come as a shot in the arm for the AAP, which eyes national ambitions following its Punjab victory. 

  • 2017 MCD Poll Results

    In the 2017 civic election, the BJP won 181 of the 270 wards. Polling could not be held on two seats due to the death of candidates. The AAP had won 48 wards and the Congress 27. The voting percentage that year was around 53 per cent.