more-inThe Congress on Friday claimed that it would win 208 out of the 272 municipal wards that will go to polls on Sunday, as suggested by a survey the party carried out. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are worried,” Mr. Maken said. A vote for the Congress is a vote for positive governance,” said Mr. Maken. While senior leaders from other States, including former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, also campaigned, several high-profile Delhi Congress leaders were missing in action. Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was conspicuous in her absence, even as in-fighting over the selection of candidates spilled out into the open when former Delhi Minister and Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh joined the BJP this week.

Source: The Hindu April 21, 2017 19:41 UTC