• MCD poll results for all 250 seats declared, AAP wins 134, BJP 104, Congress 9, Independents 3: State Election Commission, reports PTI
• Aam Aadmi Party wins Delhi civic polls, ends BJP's 15-year control, reports NDTV
• Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP has won the prestige battle for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), unseating an entrenched BJP, reports ndtv.com. It has won 129 seats, three more than required for majority in the House of 250; and is leading on six more, taking its number possibly to 135.
• AAP is widening its lead over the BJP. Around noon, AAP was leading in 135 of the 250 wards. The BJP, which overtook AAP several times in the see-saw trends early on, was ahead in 104 wards. Results in for 134 seats: AAP 75, BJP 54, Congress 4, and Independent 1, according to NDTV

The latest trends in the MCD elections show the Aam Aadmi Party just edging past the BJP.

The BJP has won 10 seats and the AAP six as the results started trickling in. The MCD has 250 wards, and the simple majority mark is 126.

According to the trends available on the State Election Commission website at 10:45 am, the AAP was leading in 127 seats and the BJP in 106. The Congress was a long way behind at 11.

The initial trends (at 9:30 am) put the BJP ahead of the AAP by a significant margin, but the pendulum swung in the AAP's favour soon after.

Some leads

In Timarpur, AAP's Promila Gupta was leading over her BJP rival Amarlata Sangwan while Guddi Devi Jatav of the AAP was ahead in Malka Ganj with her BJP rival Reka trailing by 254 votes.

BJP's Neelam Budhraja was leading in Dhirpur ward, while Suman Kumari of the party surged ahead on the Azadpur seat, according to initial trends.

In the Chauhan Banger ward, Congress' Shagufta Chaudhary Zubair was leading by 2,443 votes, followed by AAP's Asma Begum. The counting of votes polled in the elections began 8 am amid tight security.

AAP confident

This was the first election after the MCD was reunified earlier this year.

AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj exuded confidence his party will emerge victorious."We will win more than 180 seats. We have decked up our office... The BJP did not cite any achievement of their 15-year tenure in the MCD during the campaigning," he told the media at the party office.

BJP's national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said the exit polls got it completely wrong.

"Even after 15 years of the BJP rule, the party has retained its vote share on the basis of its work. People should avoid premature celebrations," he told reporters.

'No anger against BJP'

Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said, "Despite 15 years of anti-incumbency, our performance is better. We worked for the people of Delhi at the municipal corporations but maybe some people were not happy. There was no anger against the BJP though."

Delhi BJP vice-president Virendra Sachdeva said it is going to be a tough contest. "However, we will prove the exit polls wrong and the BJP will come to power in the MCD for a fourth consecutive term," he told PTI.

The mood at the AAP office here was celebratory with loudspeakers blaring patriotic songs and the entire premises decked up with colourful balloons.

Nervous but hopeful

AAP workers, nervous but hopeful, had their eyes glued to LED screens throwing the latest counting trends. They are also keeping a tab on social media and some of them were seen constantly tweeting as the final touches were being given to the office for celebrating what could be the party's first victory in municipal polls here.

"AAP hi aayegi MCD mein is baar humko bharosa hai (We are confident the AAP will win this MCD poll)," said a party worker blowing blue and yellow balloons at the office.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is expected to address people after the results.

Polls held on Dec. 4

The high-stakes election to the 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was held on December 4, sealing the electoral fate of 1,349 candidates in voting machines. A voter turnout of 50.48 per cent was registered in the elections.

The results of this election, largely touted as a three-cornered contest among a spirited AAP, a confident BJP and a hopeful Congress, may have ramifications beyond the national capital.

With PTI reports