Two exit polls have predicted a landslide victory for the BJP in the MCD polls, giving over 200 of the 270 wards to the saffron party. They even went on to say, why AAP didn't raise any issues over the EVMs when the party won 67 out of 70 seats in Delhi Assembly polls.
The BJP has been in power at the municipal corporation for the last 10 years, but has been facing criticism for shoddy work.
ABP News, too, has forecast a huge victory for BJP, giving it 88 of 104 seats in the north, 83 of 104 in the south and 47 of 64 in the east. "Judging by the surveys and media reports, I believe we will get more than 220 seats", Sanjeev Sharma, Delhi BJP secretary, said.
If we are to believe the exit polls for MCD elections BJP is the clear victor, and in all probability will retain Delhi for the third consecutive term.
Former Delhi minister and BJP leader Arvind Singh Lovely also could not cast his vote as there were some problems in the EVMs at the polling booth in East Azad Nagar area. Over 1.32 crore eligible voters are likely to exercise their franchise at 13,022 polling booths across Delhi. State Election Commission (SEC) Delhi has set up 35 centres for counting of the votes. It had demanded the state Election Commission to use ballot papers instead of EVMs.
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As polling for the municipal elections picked up on Sunday afternoon, with about 30 per cent turnout recorded as of 2 p.m., Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal raised concerns about the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The friend was to cast his vote in the Sarai Pipal area.
Manish Sisodia appealed to the people to come and vote for his party and "help the national capital fight corruption". The voting in two wards were cancelled due to death of the candidates.
"Voter slips have not been given to many people here and it has created a lot of confusion".
A deeper study of exit-poll predictions from the MCD elections reveals the potential fall of the Aam Aadmi Party and a subsequent rise of the BJP in the event of a mid-term vote for the state assembly around this time. If the exit polls turn out to be correct, this will be the second shocking defeat for the AAP, which recently were routed out in a by-poll in Rajouri Garden.
A team of lawyers led by some BJP leaders filed the complaint at the North Avenue Police Station on the direction of Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari.
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