In a major setback to ruling AAP former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia lost to Tarvinder Singh Marwah of BJP from the Jangpura constituency.
Delhi Assembly Election Results Live | BJP Set To Reclaim National Capital After 27 Years; Supporters Begin Celebration
Collage image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal (ANI)
Published : Feb 8, 2025, 6:38 AM IST
|Updated : Feb 8, 2025, 12:38 PM IST
By leading in more than 36 seats required for an absolute majority, the BJP is poised to return to power in Delhi after 27 years. Having last won the capital in 1993, the BJP aims to end its long drought, while the AAP is on track for its first-ever defeat in an assembly election since coming to power in 2013. Meanwhile, the Congress party, which was once dominant in Delhi from 1998 to 2013, is facing another significant loss, as it has failed to win any seats in the last two elections.
Delhi, with 1.55 crore eligible voters, recorded a turnout of 60.54 per cent in the February 5 election.
A three-tier security arrangement with 10,000 police personnel, including two companies of paramilitary forces at each centre, has been put in place.
The results will reveal if AAP's political dominance in Delhi remains intact or is dented enough by the BJP for the saffron party to return to power for the first time since 1998.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP has dominated Delhi's political map since 2015, routing both the BJP and the Congress in the assembly polls held that year by winning 67 of the 70 seats.
It returned to power in 2020 with 62 seats.
An AAP victory will re-establish Kejriwal's dominance in Delhi and enhance his political stature nationally.
However, a win for the BJP will not only return the saffron party to power in the national capital after more than 26 years but also break AAP and Kejriwal's grip on Delhi.
The Congress, which governed Delhi from 1998 to 2013, is looking to stage a comeback after failing to win a single seat in the previous two elections.
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BJP supporters erupted in celebration outside its Delhi headquarters as the latest counting trends showed the saffron party returning to power in the national capital after more than 26 years with a decisive mandate.
Supporters danced to the beats of 'dhol' and waved party flags, creating a festive atmosphere.
Holding up cutouts of a lotus, the BJP's election symbol, they also smeared each other with saffron-coloured powder.
The BJP was leading in 41 of Delhi's 70 assembly seats while AAP was ahead in 29, according to the latest trends released by the Election Commission.
With the early trends showing a significant lead for the BJP, its Delhi president Virendra Sachdeva reaffirmed the party's confidence in forming a government in the national capital.
He said the next Delhi chief minister would be from the BJP and added that the central leadership would decide who it would be.
"The results so far are in line with our expectations but we will wait for the final outcome," he told reporters after offering prayers at the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place.
The BJP's Kalkaji candidate Ramesh Bidhuri, who was leading AAP's Atishi, echoed Sachdeva's optimism.
"The people will give the BJP a decisive mandate. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, Delhi will progress alongside the rest of the country. I can confidently say that AAP will be eliminated from the national capital," he said.
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Delhi Assembly Election Results Live | Delhi Will Have BJP CM, Central Leadership Will Decide Who It Will Be: Virendra Sachdeva
The next Delhi chief minister will be from the BJP but the central leadership will decide on who it will be, the party's Delhi president Virendra Sachdeva said on Saturday as votes were counted for the assembly elections held earlier this week.
The BJP was leading in 38 seats and the AAP in 27, according to early trends on the Election Commission website.
“The results so far are in line with our expectations but we will wait for the final outcome,” Sachdeva told reporters after offering prayers at the Hanuman Temple in Connaught Place.
According to Sachdeva, BJP candidates had worked diligently and Delhi’s voters had chosen development and a corruption-free governance model. "The people have picked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership because they wanted a model of development.”
Asserting that the BJP would form a “double-engine government” in Delhi, he said, “We have no hesitation in saying that this win is a result of PM Modi’s vision. We will ensure that Delhi gets a strong and stable government.”
Taking a dig at AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and his party, he said the BJP fought the elections on real issues affecting Delhiites such as broken roads, liquor policy controversies, dirty water and corruption.
Accusing Kejriwal of avoiding accountability, Sachdeva said, “Whenever we questioned him on these issues, he either stayed silent or ran away. He tried to win elections by making false promises.” In his view, the people of Delhi understood their struggles and voted for change. “Delhi’s pain is real, and the people have voted to end it by choosing PM Modi’s leadership,” he said.
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Chief Minister Atishi was trailing BJP rival Ramesh Bidhuri by 1,149 votes from Kalkaji seat at the end of the first round of counting for the Delhi Assembly polls, the Election Commission website showed.
Bidhuri said the AAP would be "eliminated" from Delhi.
"The people will give the BJP a decisive mandate. Under PM Narendra Modi's leadership, Delhi will progress along with the rest of the country. I can confidently say that the AAP will be eliminated from the national capital," he said.
The voters in Kalkaji have prioritised development and will support the BJP, he said.
Asked if he would be the BJP's chief ministerial candidate, Bidhuri said, "It does not matter at all. I have been MLA three times and MP two times, positions do not matter to us." "I am here to serve the citizens. I belong to a party that works for the public," he added.
Early counting trends showed the BJP leading in 42 seats, while the AAP was ahead in 27. The Delhi Assembly has 70 seats.
However, television channels reported that the BJP was leading in 44 seats — well above the majority mark of 36 — while the AAP was ahead in 25 and the Congress in one.
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Postal ballots were taken up for counting at 8 am. The ballots include votes cast by government officials on election duty, and service voters. Ballots of Senior citizens and differently-abled voters who chose postal voting are also added to this count.
At around 8.30 am, the counting of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will begin.
Counting began in all the 19 counting stations that were spread across 11 districts of the city. Shahdara, Central Delhi, East, South, and Southwest districts have one counting station each. The North, West, Northeast, and Southeast districts have two counting stations each, while the New Delhi and Northwest districts have three counting stations each.
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A three-tier security arrangement has been put in place for the 19 counting centres across Delhi ahead of the vote counting for the Delhi Assembly elections on Saturday, officials confirmed.
Visuals showed security personnel deployed outside various counting centres in Delhi.The security setup includes two companies of paramilitary forces alongside Delhi Police personnel, ensuring a robust security cover. Special Commissioner of Police, Devesh Chandra Srivastava, said that strict measures have been taken to maintain law and order during the counting process.To eliminate any potential threats, Delhi Police has already conducted anti-sabotage checks at all counting centres. In addition, a traffic management plan has been devised to ensure smooth vehicular movement in the city during the crucial counting period.
Last Updated : Feb 8, 2025, 12:38 PM IST