The stage is set for a high-stakes civic showdown in the national capital as both the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday unveiled their candidates for the upcoming by-elections to 12 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

The polls will be held on November 30, with results to be declared on December 3, according to the State Election Commission (SEC).

The bypolls, spread across wards including Mundka, Shalimar Bagh-B, Ashok Vihar, Chandni Chowk, Dwarka-B, Dakshinpuri, and Greater Kailash, have become a political flashpoint for the two rivals battling to consolidate control over the MCD ahead of the next mayoral race.

Six of the 12 wards are in the general category, five are reserved for women, and one for Scheduled Castes. The vacancies emerged after nine BJP and three AAP councillors were elected MPs or MLAs earlier this year.

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva released the party’s candidate list on Sunday, asserting confidence in a decisive victory.

“Our candidates have been selected on merit and winnability. People have seen the work done under the triple-engine government of BJP at the Centre, state, and MCD, and they will vote accordingly,” Sachdeva said, claiming the BJP would sweep the bypolls “with a one-sided result.”