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| March 29, 2002 | Friday | Muharram 14, 1423 |
NEW DELHI, March 28: India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party lost its traditional stronghold of New Delhi in city elections on Thursday, a further blow for the Hindu nationalists who were routed in recent state elections.
The BJP’s first defeat in the capital in 12 years saw its 79 seats in the 134-member Municipal Corporation of Delhi Council slump to just 16.
The main opposition Congress Party gained 108 seats, up from 37 in the 1997 election.
City elections are usually fought on local civic issues.—Reuters
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