The BJP won seven of the 12 wards, while the AAP won three and the Congress secured one ward in the MCD bypolls, the results of which were announced on Wednesday.

The Congress snatched the Sangam Vihar A ward from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The bypolls were held on November 30.

The All India Forward Bloc, backed by local heavyweight Shoaib Iqbal, opened its account with a victory in Chandni Mahal, defeating the AAP candidate.

The civic body bypolls were a litmus test for the BJP, as these were its first big electoral battle after coming to power in the capital in February.

The BJP, which previously held nine of the 12 wards, could not retain the Mundka, Sangam Vihar A and Naraina wards. It, however, managed to wrest the prestigious Chandni Chowk ward back from the Aam Aadmi Par

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