India, Nov. 17 -- The campaigning for by-elections on the 12 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wards began gathering steam on Sunday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) organising public meetings, door-to-door campaigns, organisational reviews, and taking jibes at each other.

Campaigning at Dichaon Kalan ward, chief minister Rekha Gupta said the BJP government had given Delhi "a new direction in development in just the past 8-9 months."

"The new BJP government is working to bring hospitals, schools, and colleges to rural Delhi, while also streamlining the city's bus services," Rekha said.

In response, Delhi AAP chief Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that "rural Delhi and unauthorised colonies are bearing the...