New Delhi

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday won the prestigious battle for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), ending the 15 year-rule of BJP.

AAP won 134, while the BJP won 104 wards.

A total of 126 seats were needed for a majority in the House of 250.

Congress won nine wards while three independent candidates also managed to win.

Counting for the 250 wards of the civic agency began at 8 am on Wednesday amid tight security arrangements at 42 centres. There were a total of 1,349 candidates in the fray.

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This was the first election after the MCD was reunified earlier this year. The polls had witnessed a voter turnout of only 50.48 per cent, just over 73 lakh people from the total of 1.45 crore eligible voters.