04-07-2007, 11:48 AM
<b>BJP set for a landslide victory in MCD polls</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->BJP on Saturday was set to take over the reins of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi as it is cruising ahead of the rival Congress in as many as 140 seats in the 272-member House.
Election Commission figures showed that the saffron party has won six seats while the ruling Congress emerged victorious in one ward in the elections for which voting took place on Thursday.
Those who won include former Deputy Mayor Arti Mehra (Hauz Khaz) of the BJP. Barring Mayor Farhad Suri (Nizamuddin) almost all the top Congress leaders were trailing.
The Congress was leading in about 30 seats while smaller parties like the BSP and the NCP and independents were ahead in some 30 seats. The trends were available for around 200 seats.
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Election Commission figures showed that the saffron party has won six seats while the ruling Congress emerged victorious in one ward in the elections for which voting took place on Thursday.
Those who won include former Deputy Mayor Arti Mehra (Hauz Khaz) of the BJP. Barring Mayor Farhad Suri (Nizamuddin) almost all the top Congress leaders were trailing.
The Congress was leading in about 30 seats while smaller parties like the BSP and the NCP and independents were ahead in some 30 seats. The trends were available for around 200 seats.
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