Amit Shah hails BJP win in MCD polls

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Tuesday dubbed the victory of the party in the recently concluded Delhi civic polls as a “stamp of approval” for the Modi government, saying it would serve as the “foundation” for a BJP government in Delhi. Shah also took a veiled jibe at AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal for his accusations of EVM tampering, saying the MCD poll victory of the saffron party had put an end to the “atmosphere of negativity and non- performance”.

The BJP won the MCD polls for the third consecutive term last month, securing 181 of the 270 wards in the city's three municipal corporations. The polls were postponed in two wards due to the death of candidates.

“Our opponents were expecting the winning run of (PM Narendra Modi to come to a halt in Delhi, but due to the hard work and passion of the party workers, a massive victory was secured,” Shah told the party's newly-elected councillors at a 'Vijay Parv' function at Civic Centre.