MCD Election 2022: Modi’s ‘Double Engine’ Vs Kejri’s ‘Corporator’, Tension In Capital Over Purnigam Vote: Delhi Municipal Corporation Election: Just before the election, BJP’s masterstroke was to hand over the keys of the new fleet to the slum dwellers. BJP has also exploited the corruption of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in the state.
Purnigam voting is going on in Delhi
New Delhi: BJP vs Aam Aadmi in a face-off. Today’s election is to confirm who will be in possession of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi Election. In this election, the main tool of both the ruling and opposition parties is the problem of corruption. In addition, both parties have also moved on multiple issues including employment, health, education, excise, and transport. While the BJP is confident of retaining the record of the last 15 years, the Aam Aadmi Party is also desperate to capture Purnigam this time. Congress is also in the fray, they are also hoping to win some seats.
Key Highlights
- Elections will be held in a total of 250 wards in Purnigam of Delhi. The total number of candidates is 1349. On the other hand, the number of voters is about one and a half crore. The voting process started at 8 am and will continue till 5:30 pm. 40,000 police personnel are in charge of security for peaceful elections. Besides, 20,000 home guards and 18 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed. 60 drone cameras will monitor sensitive booths. The election results will be announced on December 7.
- Metro services were started from 4 am today for the polls, which is two hours ahead of the scheduled time. Additional buses will also run.
Congress leader Ajay Maken arrives at a polling booth in Rajouri Garden to cast his vote for #DelhiMCDEelection2022 pic.twitter.com/Hh6Ai2H9VK
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- The main fight in this election is between BJP and Aam Aadmi Party. Although Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party won the last two assembly elections, the Delhi Purnigam has been held by the BJP for the past 15 years. The impact of the Centre-state conflict is also affecting Purnima. In the 2015 assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party won 67 out of 70 seats, two years later, in the 2017 elections, the BJP won 181 out of 272 seats in Delhi. AAP won 48 seats and Congress 30 seats.
“Don’t vote for those who are corrupt…”, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal after he casts vote
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- Just before this election, the BJP’s masterstroke was to hand over the keys of the new fleet to the poor slum dwellers. BJP has also exploited the corruption of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in the state. On the other hand, the Aam Aadmi Party has made Delhi’s garbage problem a major issue. Challenging Modi’s ‘double engine’, AAP also coined the slogan ‘Kejriwal’s Corporator’.
- The effect of the Himachal Pradesh, and Gujarat assembly elections also fell on the Delhi assembly elections. While campaigning in Gujarat, AAP leaders have cited the example of Delhi’s development. Similarly, the BJP did not hesitate to attack the Delhi ruling party from outside the state.
- Recently the three Purnigams of Delhi were also merged. Even with this re-establishment, the quarrel started between BJP and AAP. On the one hand, BJP’s argument is that the three Purnigams have been merged for the smooth running of the work, while AAP claims that the BJP has merged the three Purnigams due to the fear of losing the Purnigam.
