The Congress party has won a landslide victory in the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) elections, according to recent news reports. The party won 24 of the 34 wards, capturing a two-thirds majority and wresting the prestigious civic body from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP won nine wards, while the Communist Party of India (Marxist) managed to win one. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which had fielded 21 candidates, failed to get any results in the polls held on Tuesday. All the nine independents were also defeated. A total of 102 contestants were in the fray. The Congress is hoping for a similar result in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls, scheduled to be held on May 10.
Both the BJP and Congress had fielded 34 candidates each and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) had put up four.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which had fielded 21 candidates, failed to get results in the polls held on Tuesday. All the nine independents were also defeated. A total of 102 contestants were in the fray.
It seems like the recent Shimla Municipal Corporation polls in Himachal Pradesh were highly contested, with both the BJP and Congress fielding 34 candidates each. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) also put up four candidates, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) fielded 21 candidates but failed to get any results. All nine independents were also defeated in the polls. Overall, there were a total of 102 contestants in the fray.
