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MCD election 2017: Threat for AAP govt, Delhi may see early Assembly polls

As Gujarat CM, Modi replaced at least a third of all sitting legislators before assembly polls

MCD results fallout: Warning bells for BJP MPs; Kejriwal's image in tatters
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Archis Mohan New Delhi
The results of the Delhi civic polls lead to some obvious conclusions, and not so obvious near-term possibilities. These include fresh assembly polls in Delhi by the end of the year, the likelihood of several incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha members might be replaced in 2019 Lok Sabha polls and more leaders quitting the Congress party.

1. Modi wave

The BJP victory in the polls is primarily because of the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, brilliantly leveraged by party chief Amit Shah with deft organisational work.
 
It is true that BJP won the last two civic polls

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