After a long political tug of war over the trifurcation of MCD, leaders of both the Congress and the BJP finally met for the progress of the city.

The Delhi BJP on Friday wrote a letter to Union home minister P. Chidambaram asking him to put the process of MCD trifurcation on hold.

By rejecting the Congress in the MCD elections, the results of which were declared Tuesday, Delhi’s voters have given a kind of reality check to the party that rules both at the Centre and in the nati

Even after trifurcating the BJP-led MCD, the results of municipal elections have come as a rude shock to the Congress.

Delhiites turned out in good numbers to vote in the municipal polls registering the highest turnout of 55 to 58 per cent in the past 15 years in a peaceful, eventless poll exercise on Sunday.

Many professionals are trying to gain entry into mainstream politics through civic elections this year. Dr Sambit Patra is one of the professionals contesting for a councillor’s seat.

The BJP has fielded maximum number of candidates with criminal back ground, which is about 18 per cent, while the Congress is competing closely with fielding 14 per cent candidates for the civic polls

The Delhi state election commission on Wednesday served a showcause notice on Delhi Congress president J.P.

The MCD elections, scheduled to be held on April 15, became intense on Tuesday as the BJP opened fire on the Congress.

The traditional contenders in Delhi Assembly polls are on their toes as 50 per cent of contestants in the upcoming civic polls are independent candidates.