Delhi civic polls: BJP leads in all three corporations (Update)

New Delhi, Apr 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday showed lead in all three municipal corporations of Delhi.

Of the 17 results announced by the State Election Commission, BJP has captured 16 wards while Congress has won only one seat.

The latest trends show that BJP is leading in 131 wards out of the total 272 wards while Congress is ahead in 66 seats whereas, others are ahead in 54 seats.

In South Delhi Corporation, BJP has won or is leading in as many as 41 out of the 104 wards while Congress was ahead in 29 seats.

BJP has won or leading in 30 seats in East Delhi Corporation, which has 64 wards, while Congress is ahead in 11 seats.

In North Delhi Corporation, which has 104 seats, BJP is ahead in 60 seats while Congress is ahead in 26 seats.

Polling for all 272 wards spread in three civic bodies-East, South and North-were held on Sunday in which 55 per cent of the 1.15 crore voters exercised their franchise.

There are 104 wards each in South and North Delhi and 64 in the East. About 138 seats are reserved for women. South has 904 candidates, the highest followed by the North (885) and the East (634). (ANI)