Nearly half of the 135 sitting BJP councillors in the three municipal corporations in Delhi could be dropped in the upcoming civic polls as the party aims to reduce effects of anti-incumbency, sources said. There are also many who have served up to four terms, Delhi BJP functionaries said. The biggest benefit BJP will have from the delimitation is that the urban wards where most of the sitting councillors are concentrated have decreased. “People have faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi but they may not like these councillors who are from urban wards,” he said. Tiwari, who took over as Delhi BJP president in December last year, celebrated new year with slum-dwellers of Todapur.

Source: Indian Express February 05, 2017 15:00 UTC