civic polls a result of rigged EVMs and misuse of State machinery. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said the BJP had won handsomely only in places where EVMs were used, he said. While the BSP secured two mayor seats, Aligarh and Meerut, the SP and the Congress scored a blank in the municipal corporation. The SP, however, secured the second position overall as it won 202 corporation wards, 45 Nagar Palika Parishad chairman seats and 83 Nagar Panchayat Chairman posts. It also got 477 Nagar Palika members and 453 Nagar Panchayat members.

Source: The Hindu December 02, 2017 10:13 UTC