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BJP triumphant, AAP defiant: MCD results prove it is Modi wave not EVM wave

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) amassed an impressive tally in the crucial Delhi MCD elections 2017

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Workers put up a hoarding outside Delhi BJP headquarters on Wednesday. Photo: PTI

Surbhi Gloria Singh New Delhi
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) amassed an impressive tally in the crucial Delhi MCD elections 2017 on Wednesday, roundly defeating its two rivals, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress Party. The results come three days after voting took place in 270 wards across the three civic bodies - North Delhi Municipal Corporation, South Delhi Municipal Corporation and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation. The overall turnout was recorded at 54 per cent, almost the same as the 2012 elections.

Scoring a hat-trick, BJP won 184 seats dealing a severe blow to the AAP and crushing Congress' hope for revival. While