India, March 13 -- Gurugram

The Bharatiya Janata Party scored a decisive victory in the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) elections, securing 24 of 36 wards across Gurugram. The results, however, proved a major setback for the Congress, which one only one of the 15 seats it contested.

Independent candidates, many of whom are BJP turncoats who contested on their own after failing to secure nominations from the party, won 10 wards. The Jan Nayak Janta Party (JJP) also secured one ward.

Even as Gurugram recorded a historically low voter turnout of 41.8% due to voter dissatisfaction, key BJP councillors, including Kuldeep Yadav from Ward 11, among three others, retained their seats.

Key seats

While Kuldeep Yadav's 4,756-vote win wa...