Although Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has been ruling the Capital since the past 13 years, Delhi’s civic body seems to be completely out of her reach. The Congress party and Brand Sheila took a severe beating yesterday, as Delhiites voted BJP back to power in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Congress, which was relying heavily on Dikshit, failed to capture even one out of the three municipalities. The party managed to secure just 75 out of the 272 seats.

Man On fire: BJP workers celebrate outside party office in New Delhi. The party has been at the helm of affairs at the municipality since 1997, except for 2002, when Congress won the MCD elections. Pic/Rajeev Tyagi