The BJP emerged as the clear winner in the MCD elections with 184 seats in its kitty, bettering its existing strength of 138. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/MintLucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may repeat its strategy of denying tickets to sitting councillors, as it did in Delhi municipal corporation polls, in Uttar Pradesh for the civic body elections in the state. According to Ashwini Upadhyay, the Delhi unit spokesperson of the BJP, in the MCD elections out of 185 corporators, as many as 181 are first timers. The BJP emerged as the clear winner in the MCD elections with 184 seats in its kitty, bettering its existing strength of 138. Dilip Srivastava, a former BJP corporator said the results of the MCD elections would certainly act as a morale booster for the partymen.

Source: Mint April 29, 2017 17:03 UTC