With AAP government notifying the delimitation of municipal wards, both BJP and Congress units in Delhi today exuded confidence, saying they were prepared to "perform well" in the civic polls irrespective of the fallout of the delimitation exercise.
Senior BJP leader and former South Delhi Mayor Subhash Arya said, "Our corporation has worked in all fields and we will definitely win the polls. As what I have learned so far, size of wards have increased in outer villages, so that will only benefit us, as we have worked in those areas."
"We have used modern techniques for sweeping roads and other sanitation measures. We are quite confident of performing well," he said.
Delhi BJP while welcoming the notification, said the notified ward structures will be "reviewed" by senior party leaders.
"Our protests and initiative forced the Kejriwal government to send the delimitation file to the Lt Governor of Delhi and we welcome the notification of wards," city's BJP unit president Manoj Tiwari said, even as he charged that the AAP government wanted to "delay" municipal elections.
A party statement said that senior leaders will now review the notified wards structure and file "objections and suggestions" wherever necessary.
Ahead of municipal polls in the national capital, Delhi government today notified final delimitation of 272 wards with the composition of wards in each Assembly constituency varying unlike before.
As per the mandate, the municipal polls are required to be completed before April 27.
Delhi Congress too exuded confidence on the prospect of the civic polls.
"The delimitation will not affect the outcome of the civic polls. It will influence all parties equally, so no one will benefit out of it. Our party (Congress) is anyway preparing well and we will perform well.
"People are fed up of the AAP-led Delhi government and BJP-ruled civic bodies, on all fronts. During Sheila Dikshit regime, the corporations were never short of funds, and now the people want to give us a chance," senior Congress leader Mukesh Goel said.
The Leader of Opposition in North Delhi Municipal Corporation also said, "MCD has failed on sanitation issues majorly and has become a hotbed of corruption. These two factors will definitely benefit us."
Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken said, "We had pointed out several mistakes in it (delimitation draft) in the past which now have been rectified and our suggestions accepted."
"Now we want that the reservation of wards for women and ST candidates to be decided at the earliest so that preparations for municipal elections could be started. Polls should not be delayed on any pretext."
East Delhi Mayor Satya Sharma said, "We have 34 BJP councillor in east Delhi. And, this time would win more wards.
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