New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The by-election results for 12 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday delivered a mixed verdict, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning seven seats, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) three, and the Indian National Congress (INC) and the All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) one each - a outcome that saw both gains and losses for the BJP and AAP in each other's strongholds.

Of the 12 wards, nine were earlier held by the BJP and three by the AAP.

Of the nine seats previously held by the BJP, the party retained six, while the Naraina and Mundka seats went to the AAP and Sangam Vihar-A was won by the Congress. The Chandni Chowk and Chandni Mahal wards, both earlier held by the AAP, went to the BJP and the...