AAP’s debut win in MP civic poll; Gwalior back with Cong after 57 yrs

New Delhi, July 17

The Congress celebrated its wins in three of the 11 municipal corporations of Madhya Pradesh. The results were announced today.

Party general secretary Priyanka Vadra congratulated workers for winning the Gwalior MC after 57 years and Jabalpur after 23 years.

AAP also made a debut by winning the mayoral election in Singrauli while the rest went to the BJP. AAP leader Akshay Hunka claimed that the party had won 17 seats of corporators, including in the Gwalior division and Jabalpur division, and other parts of the BJP-ruled state for the first time. AAP’s mayoral candidate Rani Agrawal defeated BJP’s Chandrapratap Vishwakarma by a margin of 9,352 votes in Singrauli.

However, the AAP could garner just five seats in the 45-member Sinrauli civic body, putting a question mark on how its party functionary on the hot seat will helm matters. The BJP led with 23 seats, followed by 12 for the Congress, Independents three and the BSP with two. Kejriwal had held a roadshow in Singrauli.