The counting of votes for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections began on Wednesday as the ruling BJP hopes to retain its 15-year-long rule in the national capital's civic body while the Aam Aadmi Party looks to make its own 'double-engine' government in the city.
The names of 450 voters in Subash Mohalla ward in the national capital have been deleted from the voters' list because they support BJP, said BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Sunday and appealed for cancellation of this polls and to conduct re-election.
Delhi winter affects the voting trends in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections as only around 9 per cent of voters' turnout was recorded till 10:30 am on Sunday, as per the State Election Commission.
After casting his vote for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections on Sunday, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the polls are a wake-up call for Delhi.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal voted along with his family on Sunday at a polling booth in Civil Lines for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections and urged people not to vote for those who are corrupt.
Former Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday cast his vote for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections at a polling booth in Krishna Nagar and said hoped that people vote accordingly stating that the BJP has taken the country to new heights.
As Delhi Congress president Anil Chaudhary arrived at the polling booth to cast his vote for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections on Sunday, he found that his name was missing from the voters' list.
As Delhiites go for poll for its Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections on Sunday, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accused BJP of not doing anything for Delhi since 15 years and said that it has failed miserably to work for the people of the city.