AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleges that AAP councilors have started receiving calls from BJP, making poaching attempt of newly-elected party councilors after the civic poll results
Our Bureau
New Delhi
The results of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi have suggested that people are more inclined towards having a double-engine government which binds the ruling party to fulfil their electoral promises.
As the Delhi State Election Commission announced the final results on Wednesday, AAP won 134 wards while BJP came second with 104 wards. Congress managed to get 9 wards while three wards were bagged by Independents.
The high-stakes battle for control over the Delhi Municipal Corporation has ended with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) winning 134 of the total 250 wards in the national capital’s civic body polls, uprooting 15-year rule by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the Delhi State Election Commission announced the final results today, AAP won 134 wards while BJP came second with 104 wards. Congress managed to get 9 wards while three wards were bagged by Independents.
BJP has been using the metaphor of a double-engine government for delivering good governance and this time the people have chosen Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP, the ruling party in the state to control the civic body to resolve the local civic issues. People have raised demands relating to unsanitary conditions, stray animals, unmaintained parks, landfills, waterlogging, garbage mismanagement which come under the municipality.
Aam Aadmi Party, which has been credited for dislodging the 15-year rule of Congress victory, now uprooted 15-year-old rule of BJP in civic body.
Arvind Kejriwal vowed to improve civic amenities in the national capital, and sought the “blessings” of the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to achieve that.
AAP national convenor and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday thanked the people for AAP’s victory in the MCD polls and sought the cooperation of the BJP and the Congress as well as the “blessings” of the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to improve civic amenities in the national capital.
Kejriwal batted for positive politics in the country to ensure that India becomes number one country in the world.
“We all have to improve the condition of Delhi and I need cooperation of all, including the BJP and Congress. We need cooperation of all, especially the help and blessings of the Centre and the prime minister to do so,” Kejriwal said in his victory speech at AAP headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Marg.
Tall leaders of the party including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia took on the BJP over a number of issues and highlighted the MCD’s failure in keeping the city clean, while also accusing it of indulging in corruption.
BJP and AAP left no stone unturned during the campaign as both the parties levelled accusations and counter-accusations at each other on various issues besides BJP deploying union ministers and chief ministers too for campaigning.
Now, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday alleged that the AAP councilors have started receiving calls from the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), alleging poaching attempt of newly-elected party councilors after the civic poll results.
“BJP’s game has started. Phone calls started coming to our newly elected corporators,” tweeted Manish Sisodia. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia exuded confidence and said that none of the councilors will be “sold”.
“None of our councilors will be sold. We have told all the corporators that if they get a phone call or come to meet them, record them,” tweeted Sisodia.
This comes in the wake of AAP’s victory in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The results of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi have suggested that people are more inclined towards having a double-engine government which binds the ruling party to fulfil their electoral promises.
But Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Adesh Gupta on Wednesday refuted the poaching allegations made by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and said that his party believes in democracy and its strength.
Speaking to media persons, the BJP leader said, “Why is Sisodia worried? BJP believes in democracy and its own strength. Party will work for the people of Delhi and work towards the development of Delhi.”
He thanked the people of Delhi and congratulated the winning candidates of the BJP and said that all the candidates who have won will work towards the betterment of the people of Delhi.
